Boycott criticises Adams U-turn

Adams had agreed a four-year contract at Yorkshire

England and Yorkshire legend Geoffrey Boycott has accused Chris Adams of lacking moral fibre after he turned his back on Yorkshire and re-joined Sussex.

Adams had agreed to be captain and director of pro cricket at Headingley but on Tuesday said he was returning to County Championship holders Sussex.

Boycott, a Yorkshire management board member, wrote in the Daily Telegraph: "He has turned his back on us.

"It shows a complete lack of moral fibre and he's left us in limbo."

Adams said he walked out because he felt he lacked the passion needed for the job after meeting the players.

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He told the Yorkshire Post: "I stood in front of them and realised that I could never be as passionate about playing for Yorkshire as they obviously were.

"I was going to be playing for another county and pulling on a different shirt and I just did not feel as inspired about that as I should have done.

"The offer from Yorkshire was fantastic and so many people I spoke to said it was a great opportunity to enhance my career and I would regret it if I didn't take it.

"In hindsight, I didn't realise just how big a job it was - batting, captaining the side and managing them as well."

But Boycott was not amused, adding: "The club has bent over backwards for him. We have wasted two months on him."