Former England opener Geoffrey Boycott has issued a stark warning about the future of Test cricket, claiming "lifeless pitches" will lead to the format's demise.
The first two Tests between England and the West Indies have both ended in draws, with the pitches in Antigua and Barbados coming in for criticism for offering little assistance to the bowlers. And Boycott described the surface in Barbados as a "pancake pitch" which led to "dreary, uninteresting cricket".
In his latest column for the Telegraph, Boycott warned that these kinds of pitches will lead to the death of Test cricket. He wrote: "Why would any kid watching this type of cricket want to take up bowling when he sees bowlers toiling on lifeless pitches?
