Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott has criticized England batsmen for showing a lack of patience and skills during the first Test against India in Nottingham. England batsmen got bundled out for 183 in the first innings and allowed India to dominate the game.

England skipper Joe Root batted brilliantly with a fifty and century in the Test but rest of the players failed to apply themselves against Indian pacers.

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Boycott came hard on England batsmen and criticized them for showing a lack of application.

“I recently bumped into Graham Gooch and we chatted about England’s batting. Fiery, if bowlers keep it tight for four balls, then you know our batsmen will have a go at the fifth and sixth deliveries and there is every chance they will get themselves out,” wrote Boycott in The Telegraph.

Root won the toss and opted to bat first but Indian bowlers dismissed them for 183 runs in the first essay. However, Root led a good fightback in the second innings with a fine 109-run knock and forced the Test to go to the fifth day.

“The culture of cricket has changed. Many of us batsmen love playing shots and because of the diet of one day cricket, modern players are pretty good at it, but it is their defensive technique that lets them down,” he further wrote.

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“It might sound unfashionable because of franchise leagues to talk about staying in and being defensive but teams only have to bowl a few good balls because they know batsmen will soon be tempted to play a big shot.”

The first Test between India and England ended as a draw after the final day got washed out. India were needed to score 157 runs on the final day with nine wickets in hand. The second Test will be played at Lord’s from August 12.