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Former England captain Sir Geoffrey Boycott has been diagnosed with throat cancer for the second time and will have surgery.

Boycott, 83, was told last week the cancer had returned, having been treated for the illness in 2002 with chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Boycott will have surgery to remove the cancer in two weeks' time.

In a statement to the Daily Telegraph, external, Boycott said: "In the last few weeks I have had an MRI scan, CT scan, a PET scan and two biopsies and it has now been confirmed I have throat cancer and will require an operation.

"From past experience I realise that to overcome cancer a second time I will need excellent medical treatment and quite a bit of luck and, even if the operation is successful, every cancer patient knows they have to live with the possibility of it returning. So I will just get on with it and hope for the best."

The former England batsman scored 8,114 runs in 108 Tests from 1964 to 1982 and was captain on four occasions in 1978 in place of the injured Mike Brearley.

Over the course of his first-class career, Boycott, who played for Yorkshire, averaged 56.83 with the bat and scored 151 centuries and over 48,000 runs.

After his retirement, Boycott went on to become a successful broadcaster and was part of the BBC's cricket commentary team.

In 2020, his 14-year spell as commentator on the BBC's Test Match Special ended.

Boycott had quadruple heart bypass surgery in 2018, which he said was a factor in his time with the BBC coming to an end, as well as the coronavirus pandemic.

Sir Geoffrey Boycott, one of the finest batsman England has produced and a popular voice on commentary for 30 years, joins James Buttler in one of the most comprehensive interviews you will hear.

PART ONE: From falling in love with cricket to being flawed. From batting with his boyhood hero to winning majors as a golfer. From Man Utd to his 100th Hundred. His lowest moment as a player, being Virat Kohli, four-day Tests, slow over-rates and one-day cricket. How important is popularity, being Knighted and that French conviction.

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English cricketer (born 1940)

Sir Geoffrey BoycottOBE (born 21 October 1940) is a former Test cricketer, who played cricket for Yorkshire and England. In a prolific and sometimes controversial playing career from 1962 to 1986, Boycott established himself as one of England's most successful opening batsmen. He was a part of the English squad which finished as runners-up at the 1979 Cricket World Cup.

Boycott made his international debut in a 1964 test match against Australia. He was known for his ability to occupy the crease and became a key feature of England's Test batting line-up for many years, although he was less successful in his limited One Day International appearances. He accumulated large scores – he is the equal fifth-highest accumulator of first-class centuries in history, eighth in career runs and the first English player to average over 100 in a season (1971 and 1979) – but often encountered friction with his teammates.

Never highly popular among his peers, journalist Ian Wooldridge commented of him that "Boycott, in short, walks alone", while cricket writer John Arlott wrote that Boycott had a "lonely" career. Others have said that the extent of his introverted