England legend Geoffrey Boycott didn’t mince any words in his criticism of Ben Stokes’ team after they lost the second Ashes Test by eight wickets to go 2-0 down in the series. He said the performance was a ‘horror show’, called the team incapable of winning an ‘egg cup’, let alone the Ashes, and said the statements made by Stokes about planning for the series for four years were nothing but a ‘load of bulls***’.

Australia’s first innings of 511 laid the platform, and a ruthless spell under lights left England reeling at 134/6 heading into day four. Stokes and Will Jacks briefly steadied England, edging them into a narrow lead, but Michael Neser’s incisive burst for 5/42 ended the resistance. Needing only 65, Australia knocked off the target comfortably, with Steve Smith sealing the resul

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