Former England opening batter Geoffrey Boycott has slammed the English cricketers after going 0-2 down in the five-match ODI series against Australia. With Boycott marking his presence at the Headingley in Leeds for the 2nd ODI, he agreed with a user on X and called England batters sloggers for their approach.
Chasing a tricky yet modest 270, England had started promisingly, but lost wickets in clumps to eventually be bowled out for 202. Jamie Smith offered some resistance and stitched a partnership 39 alongside Brydon Carse, who played a critical hand. However, the hosts fell well short of the target.
A user tagging Boycott wrote:
"Don't know if enjoying this @GeoffreyBoycott cries out for a proper 50 over batter Root or a Hain should walk in. These are t20 sloggers."
The 83-year-old replied:
"Absolutely they are sloggers not batsmen."
"We have an inexperience side facing one of the best sides in the world" - Harry Brook
England's stand-in captain Harry Brook admitted that they can take plenty of positives out of it despite the defeat. He said at the post-match presentation:
"I think we bowled nicely to restrict them to 270. Headingley is a tough place to bowl. We lost some wickets in the powerplay and that killed the chase. We have an inexperience side facing one of the best sides in the world. There are so many positives we can take, we have done everything we said we would do but it's just that things haven't gone our way."
The third ODI between the two sides will take place in Chester-Le-Street on Tuesday.
