London, Sept. 16 -- Former England cricketer Geoffrey Boycott expressed a very balanced take on England's 'Bazball' school of cricket, saying that while it is fantastic how it has taken the team's Test cricket to new heights, the Three Lions do need to cut down on "silly cricket" and "use a bit of brain" as they prepare for the first Test of the Ashes tour to Australia starting at Perth from November 21 onwards.

Boycott was speaking during 'Stick to Cricket' podcast, hosted by hosted by fellow England stars Michael Vaughan, Alastair Cook, Phil Tufnell, and David Lloyd.

Speaking on the podcast, Boycott said that he has been "little wary of being too critical" about how England approach the game nowadays because before this under captainc...