Geoffrey Boycott: Yorkshire would beat the England team

Geoffrey Boycott has criticised England skipper Alastair Cook for "having a go at Yorkies" and claims Yorkshire would beat the current national team.

Boycott rounded on Cook following his comments about incoming England and Wales Cricket Board boss Colin Graves.

Cook was critical of Graves for calling West Indies a "mediocre" side before the drawn Test series in the Caribbean.

Boycott, a Yorkshireman like Graves, said Cook was "out of order", adding: "If he attacks us, I care."

Boycott added on Twitter  that there was "no reason to slag off Yorkshire folk" and said Cook would have been sacked in any other business for "publicly criticising his boss".

To add spice to the row, Boycott, 74, also claimed that Yorkshire, the current county champions, had produced more England cricketers than any other county and would beat the current England team.