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Oct 29, 2024

Legendary cricketer slams Ben Stokes-led England team by calling them 'brainless bazballers', says 'As soon as the ball grip they are all at sea' - SportsTak

Following their series loss to Pakistan, legendary batter Geoffrey Boycott referred to England's hitters as 'brainless Bazballers'. Boycott criticized the England squad's incapacity to play spin in a

Following their series loss to Pakistan, legendary batter Geoffrey Boycott referred to England's hitters as 'brainless Bazballers'. Boycott criticized the England squad's incapacity to play spin in a column for The Telegraph, pointing out that it resulted in a humiliating loss to Shan Masood's team in the series' final two games.

Boycott has said that Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum's England are content to score large runs on flat tracks and are unwilling to grow from their mistakes. Boycott stated that this England side will not be recognized as a great one because they have not proven themselves on all surfaces in his piece, 'England’s brainless Bazballers are just flat-track bullies'

"If you want to be rated a great batsman, you must have a rounded game and score runs on all types of pitches. And if you want to have a legacy as a great team then you have to be able to win on all surfaces," Boycott wrote in his column in The Telegraph.

"They are wasting their opportunity and risk being remembered as flat-track bullies unless they make some adjustments for conditions," he further added.

After Pakistan opted to send in an army of spinners, England lost badly in the last two Test matches, after having won the first innings of their Pakistan series in Multan. Boycott claimed that some of the England hitters lacked the necessary technique to play spin and blasted them in his lines.

"As soon as the ball grips Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Harry Brook and Stokes are all at sea. They go at the ball with hard hands and there are gaps between bat and pad. If they are not smashing boundaries they lose patience – and patience and concentration are the most important traits on turning pitches," Boycott said.

Following their defeat in the Test series, England have returned from Pakistan. In December, they will play a three-match series against New Zealand.