The former England cricketer Geoff Boycott has written to Michael Owen, urging the misfiring striker to try the ancient Chinese art of feng shui in a bid to get his World Cup ambitions back on course.
Manchester United fan Boycott says feng shui was a big help to him when he was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2002.
"Michael is struggling with his scoring and obviously wants to get back in the England team for the World Cup finals in South Africa." said Boycott.
"So I wrote to him a while back urging him to give it [Feng Shui] a go. If he is not interested, fine, I’ve not a problem with that.
"I am only trying to help and if it helps him find his scoring boots again, then great. Everyone has won.
"I wrote to Michael Owen a while back to say, 'look at this and see what you think'," said Boycott. "I have seen him play and he needs that little spark which maybe this can give him.
"He hasn't replied to my letter yet but if he does I will put him in touch with some experts in feng shui and see where that takes him. During treatment for cancer I got into feng shui.
"I slept in different rooms, facing different ways. They believe that as you sleep you heal. People who don't know anything about it say it is rubbish but it worked for me – I'm alive," said the former opening batsman Boycott.
