Thanks to the Indian Premier League, players such as Luke Wright and Stuart Broad, two of England’s most exciting young talents, find themselves in the same position as a teenage Ryan Giggs did in 1992, when Sky came calling and football changed forever. The rebel Indian Cricket League refuses to die and there are genuine concerns that during the stampede for Twenty20 cash, Test cricket will be left at the bottom of the heap nursing broken bones and struggling for air. The IPL and hype surrounding Stanford has helped shift tickets in recent weeks and the decision by England to release their players for today’s round of matches is good PR and a useful warm-up for Friday’s international against New Zealand at Old Trafford. Leicestershire v Lancashire, Grace Road, 5. Surrey v Essex, The Brit Oval, 5. Surrey v Kent, The Brit Oval, 5. Read More