Boycott meets Root to talk Ashes, Bazball and bats

About this episode

In this episode, Sir Geoffrey Boycott and Joe Root discuss their Ashes experiences and differing views on Bazball.

The Ashes is less than a week away and the Telegraph Cricket Podcast is back for the duration of the tour! In this special episode, our Chief Cricket Correspondent Nick Hoult went to Sheffield Collegiate cricket club to sit down with two of England's greatest batsmen in Sir Geoffrey Boycott and Joe Root. Boycott and Root share Ashes memories, discuss what it takes to win Down Under, England's chances this winter and Bazball, which they do not agree about... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Nick Hoult

Guests: Sir Geoffrey Boycott, Joe Root

Topics covered

• Ashes
• cricket
• Bazball
• England cricket
• batsmen
• interview

Keywords

• Ashes
• Bazball
• cricket
• England
• batsmen
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Telegraph

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