"If anybody's found guilty, and if I had a say in it, I believe he should be punished and punished harshly, that will stop it. I think everybody (found guilty) deserves a stern punishment. I didn't see any pushing and I could have easily missed it. If he's found guilty of that, then there's no excuse," Boycott said.
Anderson could be banned for two to four Tests if charges against him are proved. The altercation took place during the lunch break of the second day's play when the two players were walking back to the pavillion for lunch. It is not yet known what triggered the fracas.
"What is going on in cricket, verbals between players, and particularly bowlers trying to rile batsmen by flagging them off, I don't like it," Boycott was quoted as saying by 'ESPNcricinfo'.
He added: "I've never agreed with it, I don't think there's a place for it in cricket. The modern player, in a lot of countries, accepts it as a norm as if they are growing up with it and everybody does it and everybody should do it.