AFP, Leeds :
Geoffrey Boycott has torn into England after they collapsed to 67 all out in the third Test against Australia, saying they “batted without brains” and “threw away the Ashes”.
Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood took five wickets as England slumped to their worst Ashes total in 71 years, with only Joe Denly (12) among the home batsmen getting to double figures on Friday’s second day at Headingley -former England opening batsman Boycott’s Yorkshire home ground.
With Ashes-holders Australia already 1-0 up in the five-Test series, victory in this match would see them retain the urn and they consolidated their strong position by getting to 171-6 in their second innings at stumps – a lead of 283 runs.
“What the hell is going on with this England team? How do you expect to win the Ashes with that sort of batting?,” Boycott wrote in his column for Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper published Saturday.
