'Hypocrite' Fletcher abusing big names to sell book: Boycott

Retaliating to Duncan Fletcher's charges of being a 'pest',former England Test player Geoffrey Boycott has accused the former coach ofabusing big names of English cricket to sell hisautobiography.Describing Fletcher as a "hypocrite" and "a sour man",Boycott said he was not surprised by the allegations Fletcher levelled at thelikes of Andrew Flintoff and Ian Botham which is a marketing ploy to sell"Behind the Shades", in which Fletcher made these claims."I wasexpecting it. I expected him to name well known people from English cricket sohe could sell his book. Who the hell wants to read about what Duncan Fletchersays unless he talks about the likes of Ian Botham, myself and Andrew Flintoff,"he said."He's a sour man and from what I've read of his book it's asour book," Boycott added.Fletcher revealed in his book thatFlintoff's drinking binges had let him down but Boycott felt it was the otherway round."I believe when you are coach and you are captain it isbetter kept within the team and it would be better if he'd dealt with AndrewFlintoff and whatever problems he had there and then it was his duty; it was hisresponsibility as coach to deal with the team and he didn't," Boycott told 'TheDaily Telegraph'."He not only let himself down but he let AndrewFlintoff down," he added.The former opener maintained that Fletchershould have been sacked long back as he was never the right man to coach theEnglish side as he did not know how to handle it."He used to comealong with a face like thunder, he gave the impression he was walking aroundwith piles he was terrible," said Boycott."If you're the face ofEnglish cricket dealing with the media then you ought to be showing a bit of asmile and enjoyment and he never did," he added.Boycott saidFletcher has no right to take a moral high ground as he had let his own playersdown on several occasions."Everybody writes books, me included, Ihave no problem with people writing books if he tells the truth and makes a fewbob; we've all done that.""But he takes the moral high ground duringhis England coaching period by saying he is loyal to the players; he wantsloyalty in return; they must never speak outside the dressing room; they mustalways support each other," Boycott fumed."He takes the moral highground about sticking together and the team ethos and what does he do? As soonas he finishes he becomes a hypocrite and makes money out of slagging AndrewFlintoff off," he added.