Mickey Arthur asks England to stop players from going to IPL if they wish improve Test cricket
'if you want the strength early season, unfortunately, you are going to have to stop the players going to the IPL,' says Arthur
Former Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur has said that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) must stop its players from participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL) if they wish to improve Test cricket.
Mickey Arthur is currently the head coach of Derbyshire County Cricket Club after he stepped down as head coach of Sri Lanka.
"England haven't scored enough runs. It's as simple as that. If you want to lay the blame, you can lay it right there. County cricket isn't to blame," Arthur told The Times.
"For so long county cricket has been a really good producer of international players. I don't think there's a problem with the system...If you want the strength early season, unfortunately, you are going to have to stop the players from going to the IPL.
"They are playing there in the early part of the season just before the first tests. You need your best players playing county cricket to prepare for that," he added.
English Test cricket team was severely criticised after being humiliated in the Ashes.
England also lost their five-match T20I series against the West Indies recently.
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