Fletcher has been in charge of the England team since 1999

Boycott believes Fletcher has reached the end of his "shelf-life" just 14 months after guiding the team to a famous Ashes series victory.

His comments follow England's six-wicket defeat by Australia at the ICC Champions Trophy in India.

"Fletcher's weakness has always been the one-day game," Boycott wrote in his Daily Telegraph column.

"Saturday's latest one-day debacle has confirmed my feeling that the time has come for a change in the England dressing room.

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"If you talk to people like John Wright and Bob Woolmer, successful coaches with a lot of international experience, they will tell you the job comes with a shelf-life. And Fletcher has reached the end of his."

Fletcher was appointed England coach in 1999 and although he has guided the side through a positive period in Test cricket, results have generally been disappointing in the shorter form of the game.

England have won only 64 of the 146 limited overs internationals played under the Zimbabwean, a success rate of only 47%.

"I'm not saying he is a terrible coach," said Boycott.

"In fact, I think he has done a good job - full marks to him for the way he made England's Test team competitive after the dark days of the 1990s.

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"But, after a while, I believe a coach runs out of new ideas and the players get too comfortable and complacent with him.

"He almost becomes too familiar and the players stop listening."

Fletcher has a rolling contract with the England and Wales Cricket Board.

Following last summer's Ashes triumph, he confirmed he would stay on until at least the end of next year's World Cup.