Boycott Criticizes England's Ashes Preparation and Team

England's cricket team lost a big match in Australia.

Their coach, Brendon McCullum, said they trained too much and that made them tired.

But some famous old players like Geoffrey Boycott, Ian Botham, and Michael Atherton said England didn't prepare enough.

They think England should have played more practice matches to get used to the pink ball.

Boycott also said England's bowling was not good in the first innings.

He criticized the team's captain, Ben Stokes, for not listening to advice from experienced players.

Boycott even questioned the skills of a new player, Will Jacks, saying he is not good enough for Test matches.

The team is now getting a lot of criticism, but they need to focus on playing better in the next matches.