England's Ben Stokes will leave the Indian Premier League (IPL) early to prepare for a one-off test against Ireland in June and the subsequent Ashes series against Australia, the star all-rounder has said.England test captain Stokes skipped last year's IPL but was sold to Chennai Super Kings for a stagger
England's Ben Stokes will leave the Indian Premier League early to prepare for a one-off test against Ireland in June and the subsequent Ashes series against Australia, the star all-rounder has said.
The IPL final is scheduled on May 28, while England host Ireland in a one-off test at the Lord's from June 1 and begin their home Ashes campaign in Edgbaston on June 16."I'll be making sure that I give myself enough time to get back and play that game." "I'll probably get round the individuals and ask them what they want to be ready for the Ashes, because those five games are obviously the big ones of the summer, and you've got to think about what lads want," Stokes said in Wellington.
England's managing director of men's cricket, Rob Key, accepted it was becoming difficult for their non-contracted players to turn down"life-changing" deals from franchises to play bilateral cricket.
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