Unfortunate we ended up in IPL early, hopefully we can maintain strong, bio-secure environment: Virat Kohli

[coffee_rules]

2 hours ago, putrevus said:

If they feel unsafe about their well being, that overrides any  obligation. No one has right to question it. If after 5 or 10 days everybody is fine and they play ipl they would have done nothing wrong either.

 

Players are not responsible for schedules.ECB knew very well the risks of playing this test so close to IPL. India was in England since early June they could scheduled it better also.

Reduced mid-series break to 5 days instead of 10 to not  accommodate their stupid Hundred extravaganza. With that break they could have finished the series. ECB wants their cake and eat it too!

[Khota]

5 hours ago, putrevus said:

If they feel unsafe about their well being, that overrides any  obligation. No one has right to question it. If after 5 or 10 days everybody is fine and they play ipl they would have done nothing wrong either.

 

Players are not responsible for schedules.ECB knew very well the risks of playing this test so close to IPL. India was in England since early June they could scheduled it better also.

Feeling means nothing. Hard science says if you are -ve you play.

[Khota]

8 hours ago, putrevus said:

If they feel unsafe about their well being, that overrides any  obligation. No one has right to question it. If after 5 or 10 days everybody is fine and they play ipl they would have done nothing wrong either.

 

Players are not responsible for schedules.ECB knew very well the risks of playing this test so close to IPL. India was in England since early June they could scheduled it better also.

Why did they agree to it???