AS A batsman, Geoffrey Boycott prided himself on a stout defence. Yet even he has acknowledged that the straightest bat cannot deflect the criticism coming his way following his crass remarks about race and knighthoods.
Boycott made the remarks while attending a Q&A during the Edgbaston Test. Making a comment about knighthoods in cricket, Boycott said he’d be more likely to receive the honour if he “blacked his face” – a quip presumably aimed at Sir Vivian Richards, Sir Andy Roberts and Sir Curtly Ambrose, three former West Indies cricketers ennobled ...