Geoff Boycott on Michael Yardy's depression: such a compassionate man

"I'm surprised, very surprised," Boycott told the 5 Live Breakfast Show. "But he must have been reading my comments about his bowling, it must have upset him. Obviously it was too much for him at this level. If any blame is attached it's partly to the selectors because I'm sorry, he's not good enough at this level."

Update: Boycott then said: "I've been, with respect, a better player… so I've not been in the position where my quality of play has been poor and got to me mind-wise." Boycott proceeded to muse on his own setbacks and lack of depression: "I've been lucky, I've been good enough.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/mar/27/geoff-boycott-depression-jack-nicholson#history-link-box

Update:
By Richard Hobson (The Times)

ANDREW Strauss became the most celebrated critic of Geoffrey Boycott yesterday (Friday) when he accused one of his predecessors as England captain of demonstrating a "fundamental misunderstanding" of the depression that forced Michael Yardy to pull out of the World Cup squad and return home.

Players have been angered by Boycott's simplistic view linking the illness to cricket ability and then putting it in the context of his unflattering view of Yardy's bowling during the tournament.

Those comments were widely condemned by individuals and groups including Sane, the mental health charity.

James Anderson, on his Twitter page, hinted that the BBC should not have interviewed Boycott on the subject. "There is not getting it and not having a grasp of the modern game or life in general," Anderson wrote.

Strauss was one of the few members of the squad to be made aware that Yardy was managing the illness on tour and was also close to Marcus Trescothick when his England opening partner at the time began to suffer from something broadly similar in 2006.

"I think [Boycott's comments] showed a fundamental misunderstanding of the issue," Strauss said.