
Geoff Boycott wakes the crowd as he reaches a painstaking double hundred on his way to 246, England v India, 1st Test, Headingley, June 9, 1967 © PA Photos

The Daily Mirror lambastes Geoff Boycott for his first-day crawl, England v India, 1st Test, Headingley, June 8, 1967 © Daily Mirror

A rare attacking shot from Geoff Boycott as he crawled to 246 in almost ten hours, England v India, 1st Test, Headingley, June 8, 1967 © PA Photos