England stars such as Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, and Jos Buttler have been told their international commitments will have to take precedence in the event of a fresh fixture clash with a delayed finish to this year's Indian Premier League.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 2021 edition of the lucrative franchise Twenty20 tournament was suspended last week due to the devastating coronavirus outbreak in India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
There is speculation the IPL may resume midway through September, which could lead to a clash with England white-ball tours of Pakistan and Bangladesh that are meant to take place between the end of the home season and a T20 World Cup in India scheduled for October.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Halting the IPL has left England with a potentially larger player pool than they envisaged for next month's two-Test series at home to New Zealand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Previously, the England and Wales Cricket Board had been prepared to let players miss those matches in order to honour their previously agreed IPL deals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A position that angered some England fans was justified by the ECB on the grounds that the New Zealand series had been a late addition to an already crowded fixture list.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But Ashley Giles, the England managing director, has made it clear he expects national service to be the priority from now on in a year culminating with Joe Root's men heading to Australia in a bid to regain the Ashes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We've got a full future tours programme and if those tours are going ahead I'd expect them (IPL players) to be there," Giles said Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"The New Zealand scenario was very different. A rearranged IPL...none of us knows what that looks like at the moment, where it's going to be, or when or if."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Giles, a former England left-arm spinner, added: "But we've got a lot of important high profile cricket including a T20 World Cup and Ashes, so we're planning on the involvement of England players in England matches."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Giles reduced England's backroom staff last month when he ditched national selector Ed Smith and gave his responsibilities to head coach Chris Silverwood.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"It's a change I've been looking at for some time. For me, it's more modern and it's cleaner; let the coach pick the team," said Giles.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"His head's on the block. I don't want that to be the headline but it's a conversation I'd have had with Chris...if we lose in Australia the pressure is on all of us. You might as well have a free run at it, it's your team."<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/eight-england-players-reach-uk-after-ipl-postponement1.jpg", "alt_img": "Cricket Image for England Stars Told To Put International Duty Ahead Of IPL ", "alt_title": "England Players In IPL 2021", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "England Stars Told To Put International Duty Ahead Of IPL ", "seo_desc": "England stars told to put International duties ahead of completing the remainder of IPL 2021 on Cricketnmore. ", "seo_keywords": "England and Wales Cricket Board, IPL 2021", "tag": "", "tagging": "England and Wales Cricket Board,IPL 2021,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "england-stars-told-to-put-international-duty-ahead-of-ipl", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "1882", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2021-05-11 17:26:08", "updated": "2021-05-11 17:26:08", "img_from": "Image Source: Twitter", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "IPL 2021, IPL, Indian Premier League, ECB, England Players IPL, Ashley Giles, T20 World Cup", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "12", "jio_date": "2021-05-11 17:26:08", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2021-05-11 17:26:08", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/england-stars-told-to-put-international-duty-ahead-of-ipl-75851" }