Geoff Boycott slams 'worst England performance'

By Rob Stanworth

Former England great Geoff Boycott has slammed the England team and claimed that their 72-run defeat to Pakistan was one of the worst he had ever seen.

The number one side in the world were bowled out for 72 as Abdur Rehman and Saeed Ajmal wreaked havoc on a pitch which offered a little bit of turn.

England had only required 145 runs to win the Test and level the series heading into the final game, but now travel back to Dubai looking to salvage some pride.

Speaking on Test Match Special, the former England captain said: "I've seen some poor performances in 25 years of playing and 23 years of commentating and that's as bad as I've seen. What a load of rubbish. You have to see it to believe how poor it was."

Another former England captain, Michael Vaughan, also told the BBC show that the current side have a problem against spin bowling, and he pointed to recent defeats to Ireland, Bangladesh and India in sub-continent conditions.