England likely to allow stars to miss Ireland ODIs for IPL - Is this the right approach?

[BeautifulGame]

Director of England cricket Andrew Strauss believes that the likes of Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Sam Billings will benefit from maximum exposure to world-class Twenty20 competition, and is prepared to let them stay in India until the middle of May.

Meanwhile, the England management are set to summon Morgan back at the start of May if he earns an IPL contract. Such a scenario would be less likely, in any case, if his availability were limited to just three weeks.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/...llow-stars-misses-ireland-matches-ipl-except/

As much as I like IPL, this is a really bad approach allowing to skip International cricket imo.This could set a real bad precedent and players from weaker countries in particular might demand the same in future pointing to the precedence set by ECB.Cant imagining something like this happening in England Football.

England could easily be missing Butler/Hales/Roy/Stokes/Bilings/Woakes from the Ireland ODIs . Nearly half their team,decent chance for Ireland to cause an upset.

 

[MMHS]

Definitely, not the best, it's actually the only approach.

First, if ENG loses an ODI to Ireland, it'll not be for that XY or Z is not playing; rather, it's because of a bad day. Only PCB/PAK plays their best XI in every match be it Ireland or Iceland. Even Bangladesh rested half the squad when last time ZIMBOKs toured there. These are opportunities to test your bench & logical as well - apart from Cricket skills, Associates lack experience, therefore every established team should send their potential young players, who are equally talented/skilled like their established players, but lack is experience, which evens out the contest.

2nd part is financial - unless players are allowed to earn, gradually they'll leave the National team. Therefore it has to be a balance in between - allow them to avoid "soft" matches for PLs/SLs. In 70s, 80s & 90s PAK/WI/SAF board allowed their players to skip summer tours for County, therefore I don't see any issue here.

What I don't like is a separate window for PLs or SLs - International cricket should continue & whoever is available should play.

 

[Donal Cozzie]

Meh, gives us a better chance at winning lol

 

[Slog]

Meh, gives us a better chance at winning lol

doesnt help. lose-lost situaton for you guys

 

[Arham_PakFan]

It's not the right apporach.The associates can only learn if they play against the top players,against good teams etc.

 

[Donal Cozzie]

doesnt help. lose-lost situaton for you guys

True but what can you do.

Ireland and other Associates are just glad to get games.

 

[tanveer din]

Definitely, not the best, it's actually the only approach.

First, if ENG loses an ODI to Ireland, it'll not be for that XY or Z is not playing; rather, it's because of a bad day. Only PCB/PAK plays their best XI in every match be it Ireland or Iceland. Even Bangladesh rested half the squad when last time ZIMBOKs toured there. These are opportunities to test your bench & logical as well - apart from Cricket skills, Associates lack experience, therefore every established team should send their potential young players, who are equally talented/skilled like their established players, but lack is experience, which evens out the contest.

2nd part is financial - unless players are allowed to earn, gradually they'll leave the National team. Therefore it has to be a balance in between - allow them to avoid "soft" matches for PLs/SLs. In 70s, 80s & 90s PAK/WI/SAF board allowed their players to skip summer tours for County, therefore I don't see any issue here.

What I don't like is a separate window for PLs or SLs - International cricket should continue & whoever is available should play.

Ban>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Pak any day

 

[MMHS]

Ban>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Pak any day

Thanks for the compliment.

However, only in ODI Ban > PAK, or may be Ban >> PAK, that too only in recent times.

 

[tanveer din]

Thanks for the compliment.

However, only in ODI Ban > PAK, or may be Ban >> PAK, that too only in recent times.

No in tests also

 

[MMHS]

No in tests also

Thanks, that's a big complement. Though, I think our batting is much better, but not catching, keeping & definitely not in bowling.

 

[Thivagar]

They are going beat Ireland anyway.

 

[tanveer din]

They are going beat Ireland anyway.

Yasir shah will be back against zimbabwe in Uae