5 reasons why young county players are struggling at the international level for England

#2 Lack of exposure

England U19 recently played a 5-match OD series against India U19

The English domestic calendar is designed in such a way that a bulk of the year goes away in county cricket, which is then followed by the 50 over competition and the NatWest T20 Blast.

This leaves little time for the administrators to schedule overseas ‘A’ tours.

When more and more young domestic players get the opportunity to play for England Lions in different countries, then they will get a chance to share their dressing room with different players who are not from their respective county sides.

Most importantly, these players will get the exposure to play in different conditions across the globe like in Australia or India, which would help in the development of their game. A holistic and complete growth of a player's skill can only happen if he plays in conditions that are unfamiliar to him.