England fans deserve better
George Binoy
25-Feb-2013
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"I saw that one of the banners this morning said: "Hang your heads in shame England." The fans feel fed up with the way this tour has gone. And the problem goes beyond cricket," writes Geoffrey Boycott in the Daily Telegraph.
Nobody's saying the players should be dropped. At least, I'm not. These are our best cricketers. It's about getting them to understand how to win Test matches in foreign conditions. One of them has to score a hundred in every Test, for a start. And when they get an opportunity, as they did at Kandy after bowling Sri Lanka out for 188, they must make sure they drive it home by making a lead of 250 and putting the opposition out of the game. I didn't see Sri Lanka letting anyone off the hook.
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo