England should drop Woakes for overseas tours, says Boycott

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England should move on from all-rounder Chris Woakes for overseas tours, former England batter Geoffrey Boycott said on Monday.Woakes came in for heavy punishment in the first innings of the drawn first test between England and West Indies in Antigua, conceding 88 runs and taking one wicket.He also

England should move on from all-rounder Chris Woakes for overseas tours, former England batter Geoffrey Boycott said on Monday.

He also failed to impress with the ball in England's 4-0 Ashes drubbing in Australia, taking six wickets at an average of 55.33 across three matches. "In England, with the Dukes ball and bowling in our seamer-friendly conditions, he is very good and his wickets cost 22 runs. Outside England his wickets cost 54.

Boycott also suggested that the 33-year-old Woakes' inclusion in the squad was contrary to Andrew Strauss's call for"new faces" in the England set-up.

 

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