Former England cricketer Sir Geoffrey Boycott has questioned England player Liam Livingstone’s place in the limited-overs side following his consistent failures as an all-rounder. He also added that he has hardly understood Livingstone’s role in the team as he has hardly seen him play well.

In his column for The Telegraph, Boycott wrote: “Does Liam Livingstone know what his role is? In fact, does anyone know what his role is because I don’t. He comes in whatever the state of the game and whacks a couple of boundaries and then gets out. There is a lot of talk about how destructive a hitter he is but for me he rarely delivers.”

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“Jamie Smith as a No 3 was ridiculous. Smith has done well as a newcomer to Test cricket but if I was an England batsman selected for the 50-over team and they promoted a wicketkeeper to bat in front of me I would be insulted and mad as hell,” he further added.

However, Geoffrey Boycott also hit out at Phil Salt, saying that he is not a proper ODI batter as he plays the slog quite frequently as well.

“For me, Salt is a T20 dasher. He rarely ever plays an important innings that impacts on a match. Too often it is a slog or two in between a proper stroke without looking as if he will stay in and make a substantial contribution that will impact the match,” Geoffrey Boycott concluded.