‘It was awful stuff’: Former cricket legend tears into modern batting after Boxing Day Test

Geoffrey Boycott attributed England’s Boxing Day Test victory to superior fundamentals rather than luck, criticizing modern batting development. He argued that white-ball dominance and flat pitches hinder batsmen’s ability to handle moving balls on seaming surfaces, a problem exacerbated by reduced County cricket. Boycott also highlighted Australia’s ordinary batting, calling their dismissals “shockers” and the overall display “awful stuff.”