they have been the pivotal figures geoffrey boycott. they have been the pivotalfigures in geoffrey boycott. they have been the pivotal figures in yorkshire cricket since the war, certainly up to the michael vaughan era, anyway. he was also an administrator and he did not have such a successful time as england's supremo. he demanded absolute power, a bit like chris silverwood has done as coach now and he did pick some good players like craig whyte but he also strangely overlooked star players like angus fraser and jack russell. it was not a successful period for england. they lost in australia in 94—95, and in south africa the following winter and he found it a really gruelling trip, he was in his mid—60s by then. it was a real shame he was not given that england supremojob it was a real shame he was not given that england supremo job earlier. he might have got the best out of that 19805 might have got the best out of that 1980s teen, ian botham, allan lamb, david gower, brilliant individuals and he might have been the man to give th