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Sir Geoffrey Boycott criticised England’s lack of preparation for their continuing World Cup woes but spared captain Jos Buttler of the bulk of the blame spins
Buttler accepted his future was out of his own hands as England crashed to an eight-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in Bengaluru, which has left the defence of their title hanging by the thinnest of threads spins
Head coach Matthew Mott has written off England’s chances after four defeats in five games, which Boycott argued was the result of turning up in India just over a week before the campaign began spins
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”England brought eight of the 2019 trophy-winning side with them to the subcontinent but Buttler has been unable to get the best out of his charges – as Eoin Morgan spectacularly did four years ago spins
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Boycott said Jofra Archer’s non-availability and Ben Stokes being ruled out of the first three matches through an ill-timed hip problem complicated matters for Buttler spins
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”More aboutPA ReadyGeoffrey BoycottJos ButtlerEnglandIndiaMatthew MottSri LankaBengaluruEoin MorganBen StokesHistoryDaily TelegraphReece Topley1/1England’s woes at World Cup down to lack of preparation – Sir Geoffrey BoycottEngland’s woes at World Cup down to lack of preparation – Sir Geoffrey BoycottSir Geoffrey Boycott believes England are paying the price for their lack of preparation for the World Cup (Danny Lawson/PA)PA Archive✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today spins
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