Boycott calls for McCullum to go after series defeat

SIR Geoffrey Boycott has called for the departure of England coach Brendon McCullum after Australia wrapped up The Ashes by easing to a third Test win in Adelaide.

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And Boycott believes captain Ben Stokes should also face the axe if he fails to learn some tough lessons with England staring down the barrel of a series whitewash.

Boycott, right, a longtime critic of McCullum’s controversial ‘Bazball’ method, wrote in his Daily Telegraph column: “Hubris has taken over from common sense and that cannot be allowed to carry on.