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Geoffrey Boycott’s blunt take on James Anderson: ‘England cannot keep wrapping him in cotton wool and picking him on sentiment’

Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott has made a scathing attack on Ben Stokes and co after their dismal show in the recently-concluded five-match Test series against India. England started the five-match series with a win at Hyderabad but it went progressively worse for them and ended up losing the series 1-4. “Stokes says they will learn from this tour. I am not convinced. They will go back home and revert to type and beat ordinary West Indies and Sri Lanka teams and India will be forgotten as a distant memory, “wrote Boycott in his column in The Telegraph. England’s Joe Root plays a shot in the fourth Test between India and England at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi. (PTI Photo) Boycott was also critical of the overtly aggressive approach of England batters in t...
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‘Rohit Sharma is nearly 37 and past his best’: Geoffrey Boycott takes a dig at Indian skipper and says it is a ‘golden chance’ for England to win series

Since becoming the opener of the Test side Indian skipper Rohit Sharma has been a prolific run scorer for the side. In the last few years, he has been consistent and has given India a good start at the top. However, he had not much of an impact in the first Test in Hyderabad which the hosts lost by 28 runs against England. Former England player Geoffrey Boycott was critical of Rohit. “Their captain Rohit Sharma is nearly 37 and past his best. He makes pretty cameos but has scored only two Test hundreds at home in four years,” he wrote in his column for The Telegraph. The Indian opener made 545 runs from eight matches in 2023 at an average of 41.92 with a ton against Australia in Nagpur. Rohit also has had a poor series against South Africa recently. In two matches in the series, on spi...
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Geoffrey Boycott slams Rohit Sharma, says ‘India captain makes pretty cameos but…’ | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former England opener Geoffrey Boycott has expressed the opinion that India's captain Rohit Sharma is "past his prime," and he highlights the significant absence of the incomparable Virat Kohli in the series opener against England in Hyderabad.Despite holding a strong position after the first innings, India faced a 28-run defeat against England in the first Test, trailing 0-1 in the five-match series.In Kohli's absence, the responsibility on Rohit to lead the batting department was evident. However, with scores of 24 and 39 in the two innings, Rohit struggled, contributing to India's significant batting collapse while chasing 231 on the fourth day.Boycott sees this as a golden opportunity for England to secure a victory in India after 12 years, capitalising on the challenges ...
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‘He is not fit’: Geoffrey Boycott wants England to drop Jonny Bairstow

Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott wants England management to take a strong decision and drop Jonny Bairstow from the playing XI for the fourth Ashes Test to be played at Old Trafford, starting from July 19. “My experience of playing at the highest level for so long and my common sense tells me that Jonny Bairstow is not fit,” Boycott wrote of Bairstow in his column for The Telegraph. “He isn’t moving 100 per cent right and is short of competitive batting and wicketkeeping. He has been selected on last summer’s marvellous match-winning batting, but at this moment in time is a shadow of his best.” Boycott als said that England’s gamble to play Bairstow “hasn’t worked”. “It is very sad and outwardly he may show he is upbeat and full of exuberance, but when you fail on the big sta...
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‘That is not entertaining, that is plain stupid’: Michael Vaughan and Geoffrey Boycott slam England for throwing it away on Day 2

Former England captain Michael Vaughan and Geoffrey Boycott has lashed out at the Ben Stokes and co for throwing away their advantage on Day 2 of the second Ashes Test. England were 188/1 at one stage and with Nathan Lyon unavailable, and they ended the day at 278/4, still 138 behind, with the last three wickets falling to short balls. Michael Vaughan said what England did was not entertaining but it was plain stupid cricket. “For the first 182 runs, I saw an England side that went out to bat and play with great entertainment because they played proper cricket strokes,” Vaughan said on BBC Test Match Special. “What came after that for the next hour or so was absolute stupidity. “That is not entertaining, I’m sorry, that is stupid Test match cricket and Australia will be delighted ...
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Winning is more important than entertaining, says Boycott after England’s Ashes loss

Geoffrey Boycott feels that this English side is better than its Australian counterparts and can go on to win the Ashes | Photo Credit: Reuters Former captain Geoffrey Boycott has lashed out at Ben Stokes and co. for getting "carried away with Bazball" and not making winning a priority, adding that England are in danger of reducing the Ashes to an exhibition series.England, playing an aggressive brand of cricket under coach Brendon McCullum and skipper Stokes, were on the wrong side of the result as they suffered a two-wicket loss in the Ashes opener in Edgbaston earlier this week."England are in danger of reducing the Ashes to an exhibition," Boycott wrote in his scathing column for 'The Telegraph'."England have got carried away with Bazball and seem to think entertaining is more impo...
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England are in danger of reducing the Ashes to an exhibition: Geoffrey Boycott | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott has strongly criticised the current England team, led by Ben Stokes and coached by Brendon McCullum, for getting "carried away with Bazball" and prioritising entertainment over winning. Boycott expressed concern that England's approach could reduce the Ashes series to a mere exhibition.In his scathing column for The Telegraph, Boycott wrote, "England are in danger of reducing the Ashes to an exhibition.England have got carried away with Bazball and seem to think entertaining is more important than winning. But England supporters want one thing more than anything else -- to win the Ashes."Boycott emphasised that winning should take precedence over entertainment. While acknowledging the appeal of scoring fast runs and hitting boundaries, ...