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England great Former Cricker Geoffrey Boycott has said current pattern Alastair Cook to accept the "constructive" criticism from former players. Cook Graeme Swann labeled a "pretend friend" after the retired former England off-spinner said the side "did not have a cat in hell's chance" of winning the World Cup next year in Australia and New Zealand.

Swann also said Cook opening batsman must leave the game one day and his style does not suit and white cricket ball, but remain as Test captain.

From Swann made ​​his initial statements, England fell behind 2-0 with two to play, in a one-day series at home against current world champions India, with the long-standing problem of how to play I turn to bowl again proving a thorn in their side.

"England needs a new approach, but also must be able to accept constructive criticism from former players like me," said the boycott in his column for the Daily Telegraph published on Monday.

"Just look at how Cook responded when his' friend named 'Swann made ​​constructive comments on the team one day England and Cook got his' panties in a twist." What you must understand is Graeme is now paid to give their opinions on media, "said Boycott.

"He and other former players like myself, are not there to flatter England or be cheerleaders for the captain and his players. Everyone wants England to play well and win, but if we think that we have not done well are we supposed to say anything well, that's not going to happen. People like Graeme Swann and Michael Vaughan can see the format of the team could be better and so can I. Take your heads out of the sand and in the modern era of day cricket or else otherwise there will be more bad days ahead. "He added.

As for the problems of England playing rotation - which emerged again in Saturday's loss at Trent Bridge, where players of slow bowling in India took six wickets for 112 runs between them - Boycott said: "England bowling either slow flat fields when not turning.

"It's a different ball game when the ball spins. Then shrivel-tied and terrified to use their feet against the spinners. Saturday at Nottingham none of them fell onto the pitch and play with the turn and seemed to drive the ball into the gaps for singles to rotate the strike.'s bat sweeping cross or sweep back seemed to be his only solution. always releases have become England abroad has been useless. exceptions are Colombo Bombay in 2012 and the same year that England won because Kevin Pietersen [now exiled from England configuration] two fabulous centuries meant England had plenty of races for two very good spinners, Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar makes bowling the opposition to place. Swann now has retired and seems Panesar has lost its focus. spinners can not play and have no one to bowling in the opposition. "said Boycott.

"We are still thinking in the old way when I played, pack his batting and bowl fast medium and long line," Boycott added that last appeared in England in 1982.

"That works only sews rolling fields, but the next World Cup is in Australia and New Zealand and do not have that kind of stuff."


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Hitting the cricket team batting English as "fools" against world champions India, said the former England captain Geoffrey Boycott captain Alastair Cook, Ian Bell and Joe Root should not be a part of the face day.

"England has entered this series with three Orthodox hitters in our top four of Alastair Cook, Ian Bell and Joe Root. They are lovely technical batters to Test cricket, but should not have the three of them in its one day, "Boycott wrote in his column in 'The Telegraph'.
The legendary batsman also said there was a dearth of spinners and a shortage of hitters who can play the ball spinning in the England team. "It's very clear why England are struggling in one-day cricket today can not play the ball spinning.'re Playing the world champions, India, and bat like fools," said Boycott.
Although England playing slow bowling well in flat fields when not touring, Boycott said that hitters have difficulty when the ball is spinning.
"It's a different ball game when the ball spins. Then are creasebound and terrified to use their feet against the spinners. At Trent Bridge on Saturday, India had four spinners rolled 30 overs and took six for 112 between them. was not a raging turner, who just turned a little, and it was not the first time that had happened to England, "said Boycott.

Criticize the selection of Chris Woakes, Ben Stokes and Chris Jordan, Boycott said that they are all exactly the same, bowling at a similar pace and not have variations.
"After the game Cook admitted England's selected because the three can bat. Was a policy of safety first for England out of trouble with late order runs if the batsmen failed., We are still thinking in the old way when I played, pack your batting and bowl medium fast line and length.
"That only works in oscillating fields of sewing, but the next World Cup is in Australia and New Zealand and not have that kind of stuff," he said.
"They are guilty of the ODI team selection in trial proceedings and central contracts, this is a wrong thinking," Boycott added.
The former captain said the team must learn to accept constructive criticism from former players. "Just look at how Cook responded when his 'friend named' [Graeme] Swann made ​​constructive comments on the one-day team in England and Cook got his 'panties in a twist,'" said Boycott.
"Now Swann has retired and seems [Monty] Panesar has lost its focus. Spinners can not play and have no one to bowling in the opposition," he concluded