England after losing the first Ashes cricket test against Australia in Perth (Photo: AP Photo/Gary Day) Former England cricketer Geoffrey Boycott criticized the England team after losing the first Ashes Test against Australia in Perth, which ended in just two days.Boycott expressed his views in his column for The Telegraph UK, titled “I can’t take this stupid England team any more”, where the 85-year-old criticized the team’s approach.“Before the start of this series, Ben Stokes told the world that any former player who criticized them or had a different opinion was a ‘was’ because Test cricket had changed and the past was irrelevant. The message from that was simple: if you keep throwing away Test matches by doing the same stupid things, it’s impossible to take you seriously. They never learn because they never listen to anyone outside their own public.”“It’s simple. Brainless batting and bowling lost England the match. A 40-run lead on a fast, bouncy, low-scoring pitch was huge, with Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope effectively leading England to 100 for one at one stage. But as exciting as this England team can be, they are always a blink of an eye away from self-destruction.”“Baseball, poor judgement, overconfidence, whatever the reason, it makes it difficult to win games. Against top teams like India and Australia, it’s a huge factor in losing.” The first Test match saw significant action with 19 wickets taken on the opening day.The second day saw 13 wickets, including a complete second innings by England, where they could only set a target of 205 runs despite having a 40-run first innings lead.Travis Head played a remarkable innings for Australia as he scored 123 runs off just 83 balls.Marnus Labuschagne contributed a half-century as Australia successfully chased down the target.Australia secured an eight-wicket win to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
