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ECB Urged To Bring Stars To England
April 24 2008
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Players' chief Sean Morris has called on the ECB to follow the lead of the Indian Premier League and put an end to the influx of "ordinary" foreign players into the county game.

The Twenty20 tournament in India has brought together many of the world's best players, bankrolled by huge commercial investment in the fledgling tournament.

The likes England captain Michael Vaughan and former Test opener Marcus Trescothick have already spoken of their desire to see an English version of the competition, with Texan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford - who is willing to put up a purse of £10million for a Twenty20 contest between England and a West Indies All-Star team this winter - keen to be one of the investors in such an event.

Morris, the chief executive of the Professional Cricketers' Association, hopes that the ambition shown by IPL organisers will lead to the bar being raised in England.

"We shouldn't be frightened of embracing the challenge, nor should we just tinker. We've got to have a globally appealing product and that means signing the likes of Adam Gilchrist or MS Dhoni," he told The Times.

"Having a lot of ordinary overseas players doesn't make sense. You're paying them a lot of money and that goes straight out of the game in this country.

"But if you bring in the best in the world, that is different. That will put bums on seats and mean huge crowds, which will ultimately benefit everyone who plays here."
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