Ashes: Joe Root will have to step down as England captain after Australia loss, says Geoffrey Boycott

Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott said on Tuesday that Joe Root should resign as England captain following his team’s humble surrender in Melbourne to help Australia retain the Ashes.

Australia’s innings and 14-run win in the third Test gave the hosts an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.

England’s second innings dedication came under heavy criticism after former captain Ian Botham said he was “ashamed” of losing the Ashes in just 12 days of Test cricket.

Boycott wrote in his column, “Now that Australia are 3-0 up and the Ashes are gone, will Root please stop saying that Australia isn’t much better than us? I don’t mind him being in cuckoo land.” But stop trying to kill us.” In The Telegraph.

“If he really believes what he says then maybe it is time he stepped down as captain of the England cricket team. The fact is staring all of us in the face except the one who doesn’t want to see it. England can’t bat Our bowling is normal.”

Boycott said many of Root’s decisions were wrong, such as batting first on a seamer-friendly pitch at the Gabba, while excluding James Anderson and Stuart Broad, who have more than 1,100 Test wickets between them.

Boycott said, “Captaining England is every cricketer’s dream and Joe has played 59 Test matches and has dominated this set of players. He has faced only two wins and nine losses in 13 Tests against Australia. Is.”

“No one would want to give up the captaincy, but it’s not about Joe – it’s about getting people to perform better.”