My Mum Would Have Scored Runs Against Bangladesh: Geoff Boycott

Good old Geoffrey speaks his min as he sees things. If u like it then ok but if u don't he doesn't give a toss nor does his mum and u can lump it

article from cricinfo:

Boycott slams ICC and Test minnows

Cricinfo staff

July 20, 2005

Geoff Boycott has slammed Test cricket's minnows and launched a stinging criticism of the ICC which he accused of devaluing the game by its continuing refusal to acknowledge that Bangladesh and Zimbabwe have not got what it takes to compete at Test level.

Delivering the fifth annual Cowdrey Lecture on the eve of the Lord's Test, Boycott was in typically outspoken form. "I honestly believe the ICC should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this devaluation of Test cricket to continue," he said. "My mum would have scored runs and got wickets against Bangladesh ... she'd have wanted to bat and bowl at both ends They are an embarrassment to Test cricket. Nobody wants to see it and the vast accumulation of runs against them does nothing for the game."

He also called for the reintroduction of four-day Tests as well as day-night Tests in an effort to boost attendances. Although crowds for Tests in England remain excellent, elsewhere it is a different story. "Administrators have to understand that we must reverse the trend," he argued. The Test match game is already on a slippery slope and unless we get more fans and supporters in the grounds, Tests will die out in the years to come.

"They say that we can't have day-night Test matches because of the white ball. They always bring this up and it's nothing more than a red herring. We can get a man on the moon, yet we can't find a white cricket ball that lasts 80 overs. It's laughable, isn't it?"

And Boycott also slammed the ICC for insisting on punishing schedules which risk player burn-out. "Someone has to sit down and answer the question: 'what is a reasonable number of Tests and one-day games for a player to perform in without burn-out? Nobody seems bothered about that, but the players are knackered.

"What we need is some leadership, some dynamism, a desire to tackle the problems and promote the game. Not just let it meander along expecting people to turn up at our convenience."

Boycott also praised the advent of Twenty20 cricket. "It's an amazing game which has excited audiences and filled grounds and could easily take the place of the ICC Trophy, which last year was a damp squib. We should treat it as a fun day out that complements rather than takes the place of Test and 50-over matches.

"It could be a big money-spinner, the public would support it and TV would queue up for it."

© Cricinfo

another classic from geoffrey:



"We can get a man on the moon, yet we can't find a white cricket ball that lasts 80 overs."

Geoff Boycott shoots from the hip during the annual Cowdrey Lecture



(cricinfo)



Discuss what geoffrey's views whether u agree or not on this athread...and your all welcome to post your favourite classical geoffrey quotes here

I find him hilarious for some of the things he says. Ohter people would be afraid to say thing like that but because hes so blunt hes so popular.

"My mum would have scored runs and got wickets against Bangladesh ... she'd have wanted to bat and bowl at both ends They are an embarrassment to Test cricket. Nobody wants to see it and the vast accumulation of runs against them does nothing for the game."

she must be better than flintoff or sobers

she must be even better than the don

geoffery has some classic lines

carl hooper - hes a lolly pop bowler

ganguly - he sounds like mr bow jangles as he runs here to bowl

saleem malik during home series v aus in ealy 90s - hes seeing the ball like a basket ball and beating it with a stick of ruhbarb

wasim and waqar - they cud bowl england out with an orange!

i remember these lines from him amjid:

"wasim and waqar are so good they could bowl teams out with oranges"
"even my mom could hit him for 6"

on ex englnad bowler Peter Martin "f***n humpty dumpty lollipop bowler"

on Salim Malik's bowling once "what the flippin is he bowlin? Floaters and a floating load of rubbish"

On Domnic Cork: "he's a prima donna..and a show pony and even the england boys can't stand him"

On Atherton: "does he only sleep on the cricket field? what does he do in the nights?"

On Inzy it was like something like this: "it's like a centurion tank turning"

On Ijaz AHmed: "give him some more coc-cola as that's got him excited in play"

Amazing that this comes after Bangladesh have beaten the world champions

Geoff Boycott was a player``´??

was he a batsman or bowler?+

Who would u rate him?

this is the best <<<>>>saleem malik during home series v aus in ealy 90s - hes seeing the ball like a basket ball and beating it with a stick of ruhbarb

Yes, Boycott was a player. He was an excellent albeit stoic opening batsman from the late 60s to early 80s

So next time Aussies play Bangladesh in an ODI
the aussie selectors shud select Boycot's mom due to her run getting abiliities againt Bangladesh

yeah drop gilchrist and pick mrs boycott

I admire him for his forthright and truthful comments (frequently slams English players who are crap) on the game, but sometimes, like this time, he comes out with pure ********.

lol

she wouldn't qualify as she's a british pakistani

Lol..because in odi's anyone can beat anyone on ones good day and the other's bad. Minnow's Bangla's have beaten Pakistan, Australia, India, wheras Kenya have beaten a few teams like Windies as did Zimbers beat England in 1992. In 1992 England reached the final of the WC and yet still lost to then non test playing side Zimbabwe.

So just because someone wins against someone in ONE DAY INTERNATIONALS DOESN'T mean they should be a test side. An odi win doesn't make any team ready for test cricket otherwise Bangla's, Irealand, Kenya etc would long be well established test nations.

Boycs is ALWAYS right! Even when he is wrong.

I remember when Manjrekar asked him "What do you think about Agarkar...is he a good all rounder"

Boycot "He is pure rubbish" or something like that

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I love Boycs, he talks some rubbish sometimes, but he is always honest, and starighforward with his opinions. Not to mention entertaining.

Oxy that's a great pic you've got of him with the girl on the bike. He looks a right lad. ( The babe doesn't look too bad either )

boycott laughing doing commentary today taking **** out of aussies!

I disagree.. Geoffrey isn't perfect and has his fault's but very rarely if ever has he spoken rubbish about cricket. He is always spot on and upfront when it comes to cricket.