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England players will not be allowed to miss Test matches to play in the Indian Premier League, says director of cricket Andrew Strauss.
The Telegraph reported that players would be given permission to compete in the lucrative Twenty20 competition.
But Strauss, 38, said: “I can’t foresee any circumstances in which we would weaken our Test team in order to allow a player to play in the IPL or or any other franchise-based competition.”
The IPL takes place in April and May.
England play Sri Lanka in two Tests in May 2016, their first action of the domestic summer.
Strauss told BBC Test Match Special on Wednesday that “more separation” of the Test and one-day teams will improve their chances of winning the World Cup.
Asked about the IPL and the Big Bash, Australia’s Twenty20 tournament, he said: “I’m a massive fan.
“If you are an overseas player, what those Twenty20 competitions do is put you under real pressure. You have to stand up and deliver.”
England players, including current ODI captain Eoin Morgan, have competed in the IPL, although they have never missed Tests to do so.
Strauss has returned to the UK from the United Arab Emirates, where England trail 1-0 in the four-match one-day series against Pakistan.
England players will not be allowed to miss Test matches to play in the Indian Premier League, says director of cricket Andrew Strauss.
The Telegraph reported that players would be given permission to compete in the lucrative Twenty20 competition.
But Strauss, 38, said: “I can’t foresee any circumstances in which we would weaken our Test team in order to allow a player to play in the IPL or or any other franchise-based competition.”
The IPL takes place in April and May.
England play Sri Lanka in two Tests in May 2016, their first action of the domestic summer.
Strauss told BBC Test Match Special on Wednesday that “more separation” of the Test and one-day teams will improve their chances of winning the World Cup.
Asked about the IPL and the Big Bash, Australia’s Twenty20 tournament, he said: “I’m a massive fan.
“If you are an overseas player, what those Twenty20 competitions do is put you under real pressure. You have to stand up and deliver.”
England players, including current ODI captain Eoin Morgan, have competed in the IPL, although they have never missed Tests to do so.
Strauss has returned to the UK from the United Arab Emirates, where England trail 1-0 in the four-match one-day series against Pakistan.
