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Former captain Michael Vaughan says “Test cricket is dead” if England rest and rotate players in the Ashes.
Under England’s rotation policy, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran and Mark Wood missed parts of the winter series in Sri Lanka and India.
“If they need rest, you get it before the Ashes,” said Vaughan.
“Test match cricket is becoming a joke if that happens.”
Speaking on The Tuffers and Vaughan Cricket Show, Vaughan added: “You make sure you get your best players available for every single Ashes Test match.”
England have opted to rest players in order to manage their workload, with 16 or 17 Tests and a Twenty20 World Cup being played in 2021.
“If you said to me that Jos Buttler is struggling and may only be able to play one of those, the T20 World Cup or the Ashes, I’d hate to think the Ashes comes second,” Vaughan said.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Buttler returned home…
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