England players will not be released for IPL restart - Ashley Giles

[Austin 3:!6]

England are not planning on making any changes to their plans to accommodate the IPL, according to Ashley Giles

 

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Ashley Giles: England will not change plans to accommodate IPL restart

 

England players will not be released for tournament restart, says ECB director of cricket

 

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Ashley Giles, the ECB director of men's cricket, says there hasn't yet been an official request from the BCCI to amend England's schedule  IG

England are not planning on making any changes to their plans to accommodate the IPL, according to Ashley Giles.

 

While Giles, the managing director of England men's cricket, admitted some players may be rested from the tours of Bangladesh and Pakistan, which are likely to take place at the same time as the rearranged IPL, he said it "wouldn't be for them to go and play cricket elsewhere".

Giles also confirmed the ECB had no plans to alter their schedule - and in particular, the schedule for the Test series against India - to enable a larger window to be found for the IPL. The fifth day of the final Test of the series is currently scheduled for September 14, with England departing for Bangladesh less than a week later. From there they go to Pakistan for two T20Is which have tentatively been scheduled for October 14 and 15. The IPL is likely to restart on about September 18 and run until around October 12.

"I'm not aware of anything official, any requests to shift anything," Giles, speaking at the launch of IG as the new official partner of England Cricket, said. "As far as we're concerned and what we're prepared for, the matches will be where they are. I'm not surprised there's all sorts of speculation. Everyone wants to get their cricket in. But we've not received anything official and we're cracking on.

"We have a full schedule. If we go from the end of the fifth Test in September, we are set to leave for Bangladesh on September 19 or 20. We have a full schedule right through including Pakistan and wherever the T20 World Cup is.

"We are going to have to give some of these guys a break at some point. But the intention of giving guys a break for, say, Bangladesh, wouldn't be for them to go and play cricket elsewhere.

"We have to manage our schedule now, so we get our guys arriving in the best shape possible for the T20 World Cup and the Ashes."

While the relationship between the ECB and BCCI appears reasonably good at present, this is the third IPL season (or part season) mooted within 12 months and there is an understanding that there is simply no more wriggle room in the congested schedule. The difference in approach from the recently abandoned IPL season - where England players were allowed to play ahead of involvement in the New Zealand Test series - is explained by the late arrangement of that Test series, which did not form part of the World Test Championship, and the pre-existing agreement to allow players to go to the IPL.

Meanwhile Giles also explained the call-up of Sam Billings into the England squad as reserve keeper and batter. Billings is the only man in the squad who was at the IPL but, unlike Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow, who might also have been considered for the role, did not play during the IPL and has spent considerably less time in bio-bubbles over the last year or so. For that reason, he was keen to return to action quicker than most and represented Kent in the LV= County Championship last week.

"I think we felt the best option was to [allow the IPL players to] take as much time as they needed after what they've been through this winter," Giles said. "If there was a strong case from the players to get back on the horse a bit earlier and play some cricket then we were prepared to listen to that as well. They know their bodies and minds as well as anyone.

"That was the case with Billings. He went back to Kent and played some cricket to put himself in the frame.

 

 

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[Lone Wolf]

If that's the case then IPl teams should opt for replacements.  Van der dussen Hasaranga should be top of the list along with Conway,  Glenn Phillips. 

[Malcolm Merlyn]

The decision to release or not release English players for the IPL is way above Ashley Giles pay grade. The decision will be made by the highest in the ECB.

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[coffee_rules]

BCCI should replace them with Pakistani players

 

[gattaca]

40 minutes ago, coffee_rules said:

BCCI should replace them with Pakistani players

 

Ya yes cheerleaders.

[R!TTER]

* them, who needs overpaid Angrez anyway 

[ShoonyaSifar]

BCCI will find replacements and complete the IPL. 

 

However the value of English players will massively go down during the next auction.

 

Will be good to see more Kiwi, South African, WI and Lankan players

[Adamant]

Good,  IPL already has a window(which itself is unfair) if bcci can't complete IPL in that duration then it shouldn't get any extra days. 

[G_B_]

I think this adds to about 6-7 players being replaced.

 

Feel BCCI wants in done in whatever format.

[Austin 3:!6]

Good,  IPL already has a window(which itself is unfair) if bcci can't complete IPL in that duration then it shouldn't get any extra days. 

Agree with this. Part of me is happy that ECB did not fall for BCCIs requests i.e reducing 1 test, move this, move that just to fit IPL somehow. Had England agreed, it would have set wrong preecedent. I know we all like to brag about IPL especially to rile our padosis but international cricket is still the king. If IPL keeps on getting more importance than internationals, there wont be any cricket in few years time.

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[R!TTER]

23 minutes ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

If IPL keeps on getting more importance than internationals, there wont be any cricket in few years time.

You're exaggerating, besides IPL atm is more valuable than any single intl tournament or series including "the Ashes" 

[Adamant]

6 minutes ago, R!TTER said:

You're exaggerating, besides IPL atm is more valuable than any single intl tournament or series including "the Ashes" 

No its not.  

Actually I will take an asia cup over IPL any day of the week. 

[Austin 3:!6]

You're exaggerating, besides IPL atm is more valuable than any single intl tournament or series including "the Ashes" 

Value as in dollars...then yes IPL is the most valuable. But there is more than just the money angle.

My point is if every players stops playing internationals and move to IPL for money just like AbDv, then there is not much future of world cricket. Had Eng players here preferred to play in IPL over their international assignments that would have set wrong preceedent. Imagine tomorrow Rohit/Kohli decided to skip an Indian tour for a foreign league, would you like it?

IPL is a brilliant tournament and ICC has given a seperate window for it. But apart from Apr-May, IPL should not attempt to poach international players or tamper with other countries cricket.

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[Lone Wolf]

55 minutes ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

Value as in dollars...then yes IPL is the most valuable. But there is more than just the money angle.

My point is if every players stops playing internationals and move to IPL for money just like AbDv, then there is not much future of world cricket. Had Eng players here preferred to play in IPL over their international assignments that would have set wrong preceedent. Imagine tomorrow Rohit/Kohli decided to skip an Indian tour for a foreign league, would you like it?

IPL is a brilliant tournament and ICC has given a seperate window for it. But apart from Apr-May, IPL should not attempt to poach international players or tamper with other countries cricket.

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I agree Int'l cricket is always more important.  IPL is more like fun but I never get too attached.  Watching Indian team play has a different feeling.  Good that no test got scrapped in England. 

However in future when leagues do take over I'd like to see CLT20 back again. 

Edited May 29, 2021 by Lone Wolf

[Bigg Brother]

Jofra, Stokes werent part of it anyway. Morgan was horribly out of form. Siblings and Roy werent getting games despite in squad. BCCI is more worried about their 2500 cr than England players' participation. They can be easily replaced by NZ/WI players. And dont British players' give certain percentage of their salary from IPL to ECB? All this  coming from an average pie chucker Gilles? Why he has been given so much power?

[dilliboy]

Good decision.. BCCI is literally killing any chance of India winning the t20 by making them go through this gruelling schedule of IPL before t20. 

[dilliboy]

1 hour ago, Bigg Brother said:

Jofra, Stokes werent part of it anyway. Morgan was horribly out of form. Siblings and Roy werent getting games despite in squad. BCCI is more worried about their 2500 cr than England players' participation. They can be easily replaced by NZ/WI players. And dont British players' give certain percentage of their salary from IPL to ECB? All this  coming from an average pie chucker Gilles? Why he has been given so much power?

Lol getting angry over a logical decision but standing by the brainless decision to tire out indian players before the world t20.. Can only happen in ICF

[ShoonyaSifar]

10 hours ago, dilliboy said:

Good decision.. BCCI is literally killing any chance of India winning the t20 by making them go through this gruelling schedule of IPL before t20. 

 

10 hours ago, dilliboy said:

Lol getting angry over a logical decision but standing by the brainless decision to tire out indian players before the world t20.. Can only happen in ICF

We would have played SA - 3 ODIs and 3 T20s (equivalent to 9 T20s in all) between the Eng test series and T20 WC. Now instead, our players will play 7 T20s, with those reaching finals playing upto 10 T20s.

 

You decide what is more grueling or tiresome - 9 T20Is or 7-10 T20s in 3 weeks. If anything, IPL before the WC improves our little chances as it will limit the space for this TM to do its stupidities like they did before 2019 WC.

 

 

[R!TTER]

31 minutes ago, ShoonyaSifar said:

it will limit the space for this TM to do its stupidities like they did before 2019 WC.

Oh don't worry about that, there's literally a gazillion possible slips between the cup & the lip 

[Bigg Brother]

14 hours ago, dilliboy said:

Lol getting angry over a logical decision but standing by the brainless decision to tire out indian players before the world t20.. Can only happen in ICF

There is 31 matches, every team will play hardly 4-5 matches. Playing 4-5 t20 matches isnt tiring out players.