Boycott upsets Aussie quick.

[MightyEagles]

Boycott upsets Australia with Tait's 'lack of character' call

Cricinfo staff

February 8, 2008



Shaun Tait stood down after the India Test series © Getty Images




Cricket Australia has taken strong exception to Geoffrey Boycott's claim Shaun Tait showed a "lack of character" for going on an indefinite break from the game. Boycott said Tait, who withdrew due to physical and emotional exhaustion after the India Test series, should have shown more commitment and desire to work through the problems.

A Cricket Australia spokesman said Tait had outlined the seriousness of his situation when he stepped down last month. "It is disappointing that any former international cricketer would treat these issues so lightly," the spokesman said, "given the particular columnist's stated view in 2006, and considering that he detailed his own similar experiences and referred to how he coped with his own situation."

Boycott wrote a column after Marcus Trescothick returned to England before the 2006-07 Ashes with a stress-related problem and sympathised with the batsman. "I know what Trescothick is going through at the moment because for three years I opted out of playing for England [in the 1970s]," Boycott wrote. "I was being split between Yorkshire and England and, in the end, it all got too much for me.

"When you are suffering from stress, you just want to run away. You can't face the pressure any more and you need to escape. It is not like a broken leg or a bloody nose. There are no external symptoms and nobody can see your suffering. It is a silent illness."

There is currently no timescale for Tait's return and the spokesman said his recovery would not be rushed. Australia's players have talked of their efforts to keep Tait's spirits up by maintaining regular phone contact and they plan to take him under their wings when he regains his fitness.

© Cricinfo

How stupid is Boycott?

[LBT]

Meanwhile what about Pom batsman Marcus Trescothick being "unavailable" for the last Ashes campaign? Poor form(yet again) boycott, you boring git.

[Hondo]

Boycott said Tait, who withdrew due to physical and emotional exhaustion after the India Test series, should have shown more commitment and desire to work through the problems.

That's exactly the reason he has decided to take a break ...... ie, to work through the problems

What bigger commitment could he have made than to stop playing for his country

Go away Geoffrey ! !

[RoosterMarty]

Pretty gutsy stuff by Tait to publicly admit this problem in a tough mans game within Australia.

Boycott is a wanker, talks shit on a very consistent basis.
LBT makes a very good point, Geoff seems to have glossed over that.

[locky801]

Who cares really, Boycott, Old, senile just like he batted really

[Andy #24]

Maybe Taity should slap some women around to feel better like Boycott did. He is the biggest fudge packer evr!

[hearts on fire]

who cares about that old fart Boycott.
it seems that everyone wants to have ago at the Aussies at the moment.

[bayman]

i don't think boycott could play in todays cricket (if he was to play in this era) because the way cricket has developed with the quicker scoring etc i think he'd be too slow to be picked, & as the saying goes if you haven't got anything nice to say, say nothing

[the wonder elephant]

geoff boycott seems to also have forgotten his own personal troubles (stress) when he 2 took time out of the game (three years) to get his head right. bit like the pot calling the kettle black for mine he should think before he thinks imo that could be a big ask though he would have to rattle his pea

[stan]

geoff boycott seems to also have forgotten his own personal troubles (stress) when he 2 took time out of the game (three years) to get his head right. bit like the pot calling the kettle black for mine he should think before he thinks imo that could be a big ask though he would have to rattle his pea

What are you talking about, he has plenty of character......Stoomps...lol

Come on hes English, they live to have cheap cracks at Aussies.

[Rik E Boy]

Maybe Taity should slap some women around to feel better like Boycott did. He is the biggest fudge packer evr!

Yep. He should look at himself first, that is if he has any mirrors left in his house.

regards,

REB

[spell_check]

Well, as Tony Greig once said: "His (Boycott's) ability to be where fast bowlers aren't has long been a talking point amongst cricketers"

[Dogwatcher]

Boycott knows all about character...

We all should know to ignore him by now.