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IPL riches has distracted England, says Moores

Former England coach Peter Moores said that the national team has been de-stabilised due to the Indian Premier League (IPL) riches.
Via HT

Gooch blames IPL for England’s loss

Former England captain Graham Gooch has blamed the distraction caused by the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the lack of a full-time coach for England’s disastrous 51 all out and innings defeat to the West Indies in the first Test.
Via Sify

England surprises on IPL list

Darren Gough and Dominic Cork are among 20 English players to be entered in the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) forthcoming auction. Current stars Ravi Bopara, Monty Panesar, Robert Key, James Foster, Sajid Mahmood, Matt Prior, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Owais Shah, Ryan Sidebottom, Graeme Swann, Luke Wright, Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Flintoff, Steve Harmison, James Anderson [...]

Kevin Pietersen to become the world’s richest cricketer as IPL bids start at $1.3m

Kevin Pietersen is set to become the world’s highest-paid cricketer next week when he is sold at the Indian Premier League auction with a reserve price of $1.3million (£915,000).
Via Telegraph

Broad turns down IPL opportunity

England fast bowler Stuart Broad has turned down the chance to take part in the Indian Premier League. The 22-year-old is England’s highest-ranked one-day bowler and could have earned a six-figure sum if signed by one of the eight franchise teams.
Via BBC

England stars get IPL green light

England players will have a three-week window to play in the Indian Premier League for the next two years after an agreement between the two boards.
Via BBC

Samit Patel backs England to profit from players’ IPL experience

A second wave of tickets for the ICC World Twenty20 in England will go on sale on Thursday, with Samit Patel, who broke into the one-day side last year, insisting that prospects for the host country will be enhanced through exposure to the Indian Premier League (IPL) before the big event.
Via TimesOnline

England stars pledge 10% of their IPL fees to their counties

Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff will hand over 10% of their potential earnings from the Indian Premier League to Hampshire and Lancashire, their respective counties, by way of compensation after it was agreed England stars would be available for three weeks of this year’s IPL – a window that means they will miss the start [...]

Harmison puts himself up for IPL auction

Steve Harmison has joined the list of England players bidding for a payday in the Indian Premier League this spring. Despite his well-publicized aversion to touring and a previous retirement from one-day internationals, Harmison has already secured permission from his county, Durham, to join the auction of players available to the franchises in Goa on [...]

England stars can compete in IPL

England players are set to play in the Indian Premier League this season after the England and Wales Cricket Board agreed to release them for three weeks.
Via BBC