Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott has made a scathing assault on Ben Stokes and co after their dismal present within the recently-concluded five-match Check sequence in opposition to India.
England began the five-match sequence with a win at Hyderabad but it surely went progressively worse for them and ended up dropping the sequence 1-4.
“Stokes says they may study from this tour. I’m not satisfied. They may return house and revert to kind and beat strange West Indies and Sri Lanka groups and India will likely be forgotten as a distant reminiscence, “wrote Boycott in his column in The Telegraph.
Boycott was additionally crucial of the overtly aggressive strategy of England batters within the sequence.
“They (English batters) weren’t assured of their capability to defend, particularly with fielders across the bat, in order that they regarded to assault as an alternative. That concept is fraught with hazard in opposition to high quality spinners,” he wrote.
Boycott additionally warned the England crew administration to should look forward of James Anderson.
“Jimmy Anderson deserves all of the adulation and plaudits for staying match to play 187 Check matches and attain 700 wickets,” mentioned Boycott.
“England can’t maintain wrapping him in cotton wool and choosing him on sentiment ceaselessly. In a year-and-a-half England’s subsequent massive problem will likely be going to Australia to attempt to win again the Ashes.
“Jimmy will likely be 43 by the following Ashes and I don’t see him with the ability to do the exhausting yards on powerful, bone exhausting pitches and in sizzling climate. England have to seek out some younger seamers who can bowl 20 overs and are available again the following day prepared for extra.”
Boycott mentioned England batsmen’s failure to negate left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav was one of many foremost causes behind the crew’s thumping defeat in opposition to India within the latest Check sequence.
Kuldeep walked away with 19 wickets from 4 video games.
“I used to be amazed what number of of them couldn’t learn the wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav and by the tip of the sequence have been nonetheless no wiser. A bowler could be a thriller to you the primary couple of instances you need to face him.
“However at worldwide degree, batsmen ought to be capable of discover a solution to work him out. Too many by no means regarded comfy in opposition to him and have been lowered to staying again and attempting to play him off the pitch.”