'It was madness': Geoffrey Boycott tears into Joe Root's captaincy in second Test, thanks 'heavens' for Ben Stokes' return
- Posted on June 23, 2026
- By The Times of India
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'It was madness': Geoffrey Boycott tears into Joe Root's captaincy in second Test, thanks 'heavens' for Ben Stokes' return
Former England batter Geoffrey Boycott has criticised Joe Root's leadership during England's defeat to New Zealand in the second Test at The Oval, saying the stand-in captain appeared to have learned "nothing" from his previous spell in charge. Boycott also welcomed the return of Ben Stokes for the third Test, saying England needed him back in charge.
