Joe Root was responding to criticism from former captain Geoffrey Boycott, who had slammed England batsmen over their poor technique and application following the Nottingham Test.
At a pre-match conference ahead of the second Test against India at Lord’s, Joe Root said:
The England captain yet again played a lone hand for the team in the batting department in the first Test, registering scores of 64 and 109. England were all out for 183 in the first innings and 303 in the second.
What Geoffrey Boycott said while slamming England’s batsmen
Following the draw in the Nottingham Test, Boycott hit out at England’s batsmen for their lack of skills in the Test format. Writing in a column for The Telegraph, Boycott claimed that a few good balls are enough to get batters out these days. He wrote:
With rain forcing a draw in the Nottingham Test, India and are England are all set to battle it out in the second Test at Lord’s, starting Thursday, August 12.
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title: “Ind Vs Eng 2021 Important To Get That Balance Between Scoring And Defending England Skipper Joe Root Reacts To Geoff Boycott S Criticism " ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-13” author: “Frances Kitchens”
Joe Root was responding to criticism from former captain Geoffrey Boycott, who had slammed England batsmen over their poor technique and application following the Nottingham Test.
At a pre-match conference ahead of the second Test against India at Lord’s, Joe Root said:
The England captain yet again played a lone hand for the team in the batting department in the first Test, registering scores of 64 and 109. England were all out for 183 in the first innings and 303 in the second.
What Geoffrey Boycott said while slamming England’s batsmen
Following the draw in the Nottingham Test, Boycott hit out at England’s batsmen for their lack of skills in the Test format. Writing in a column for The Telegraph, Boycott claimed that a few good balls are enough to get batters out these days. He wrote:
With rain forcing a draw in the Nottingham Test, India and are England are all set to battle it out in the second Test at Lord’s, starting Thursday, August 12.
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