Cricket's sledging hall of infamy

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The original incarnation of Shane Warne was not backwards in coming forward.Credit:Rocco Fazzari

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Fiery Fred Trueman could walk the walk after talking the talk. Here he is applauded off the MCG fter taking 5/62 in Australia's 2nd innings, January 1963. GEN: SPORT: CRICKET: TOURS ENG V AUST 1962-63: MATCHES, 2ND TESTCredit:

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Sri Lankan skipper Arjuna Ranatunga was hardly a shrinking violet, but undoubdtedly Ian Healy would have been yapping.Credit:Steve Christo

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Mike Gatting is bowled by Shane Warne's first ball in Ashes cricket. Teamates were unsympathetic to Gatting's dismissal.Credit:Getty Images

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Most consistent sledger of all time must have been the relentlessly engaged Merv Hughes.Credit:Reuters

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Viv Richards could generally let his batting do the talking, but he was involved in some memorable on-field exchanges.Credit:Evening Standard

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Hirsute '70s icons Rod Marsh and Ian Chappell spearheaded Australia's verbal aggression, earning the team the title 'The Ugly Australians'.Credit:

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Dennis Lillee's action spoke loudly, but he wasn't averse to a spot of sledging.Credit:Bruce Postle

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Ian Botham was often characterised as the most 'Australian' of English cricketers. Maybe that was because he could match their verbal dexterity.Credit:

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Body language: Shane Warne celebrates victory over England in the Fifth Ashes Test Match at Trent Bridge.Credit:Getty Images

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Steve Waugh, left; and Mark Waugh. Mark was nicknamed 'Afghanistant' as the forgotten Waugh, after lingering in Shield cricket much longer than his brother before his Test debut.Credit:

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Sri Lankan skipper Arjuna Ranatunga was hardly a shrinking violet, but undoubdtedly Ian Healy would have been yapping.Credit:Steve Christo