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Boycott blasts Hair

LONDON: Former England captain Geoff Boycott has lambasted under-fire umpire Darrell Hair saying that the Australian had a "big ego" and was still not willing to learn anything from his mistake.

In a scathing criticism of Hair, Boycott, one of the expert witnesses at the hearing of Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq, said Hair had shown no understanding of what his action had cost cricket. Boycott said he was amazed to see Hair "so bullish," even though the decision had gone against him.

"Hair showed no understanding at all of what the incident has cost cricket. To start with, there is the huge financial loss. Then there is the damage to the name of cricket, never mind the feelings of the Pakistani players and people," Boycott wrote in his column in The Daily Telegraph. — PTI

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