(Reuters) – England must stop their players from collaborating in the Twenty20 Indian Premier League (IPL) to improve their test aspect, former South Africa coach Mickey Arthur stated on Wednesday.
England’s test squad got here below criticism after they misplaced the five-test Ashes collection 4-0 towards Australia, a outcome which led to the departure of head coach Chris Silverwood, batting coach Graham Thorpe and managing director Ashley Giles.
Arthur, who joined English county Derbyshire as head of cricket after stepping down as Sri Lanka coach late final yr, stated county cricket isn’t to be blamed for England’s poor efficiency in exams in latest years.
“England have not scored sufficient runs. It’s so simple as that,” Arthur advised The Times. “If you need to lay the blame, you may lay it proper there. County cricket is not to blame.
“For so lengthy county cricket has been a very good producer of worldwide players. I do not suppose there’s an issue with the system … If you need the energy early season, sadly you’re going to have to stop the players going to the IPL.
“They are playing there in the early a part of the season simply earlier than the primary exams. You want your greatest players playing county cricket making ready for that.”
England have reinvented themselves as a one-day cricket powerhouse since their early exit from the 2015 World Cup, profitable the subsequent version of the format’s greatest title on house soil.
But their report in the longest format of the sport has been much less spectacular in latest years, with the ultimate Ashes test loss marking their fifteenth consecutive test in Australia with no win.
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Kenneth Maxwell)
