'Should beat them next year': Sir Geoffrey Boycott calls for England to seek inspirtation from Bangladesh's win in Australia originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:- Sir Geoffrey Boycott believes England should have beaten Australia in the last Ashes.
- He says England "should beat them next year" when the Ashes return home.
- His comments came after Bangladesh stunned Australia by nine wickets in Darwin.
According to Sir Geoffrey Boycott, England must draw motivation from the Bangladesh's historic triumph over Australia and prove that the Baggy Greens could be beaten.
Bangladesh caused a major shock in the world of Test cricket when they defeated Australia by nine wickets in Darwin, despite coming into the game with relatively less experience playing Tests in Australia.
The victory has also made a new debate topic for England, who lost the Ashes 4-1 to Australia in 2025-26. According to Boycott, England could have done much better against the home team, and he has even started backing England to win back the urn in next year’s encounter.
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What did Sir Geoffrey Boycott say about Bangladesh's win?In response to @CricketTrend309's query on X asking for Boycott’s comment on Bangladesh’s victory over Australia, Boycott commented: "Fantastic. England should have beaten them and should beat them next year."
Fantastic
England should have beaten them and should beat them next year. https://t.co/XzoduvlBCE
Boycott clearly feels that the result adds to the evidence that Australia are beatable, especially in the aftermath of England’s heavy defeat in the Ashes series.
This nine-wicket defeat was the first time that Australia had lost against Bangladesh in a home Test match and it brought concerns about Australia’s batting and preparations in the red-ball format.
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Bangladesh's win should give England belief ahead of 2027 AshesBangladesh's historic win does not mean that England will find the 2027 Ashes series easy, but what is important is that it serves as an indication to Australia that they are not unbeatable even in front of their fans.
The Bangladesh team took full control of the Test in Darwin and made Australia pay for their mistakes, which indicates to England that even without much experience of playing in Australia, a team could win there.
With the 2027 Ashes set to take place on British soil, if England learn from their previous Ashes mistakes and draw some inspiration from Bangladesh, Boycott's assertion that England "should beat them next year" may look quite realistic indeed.
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