Yahoo Finance England working on bio-secure strategy and prioritising mental health and wellbeing, says Ashley Giles
Ashley Giles believes that prioritising players’ mental health and getting the conditions of bio-secure bubbles right can give England a competitive advantage over opponents in the coming years.
England played 18 internationals this summer inside bio-secure bubbles in Southampton and Manchester, before a number of their players went to the UAE for the IPL.
England teams are due to visit South Africa, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and India this winter.
Limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan said recently that he thinks players could opt out of tours to look after their personal well-being and see their families more – and Giles believes the ECB must get conditions right.
"These are extreme circumstances for everyone - it is not normal spending a long period of time in a bio-secure environment,” Giles told Sky Sports News.
"We are working on strategies to get people in and out of bubbles easier, whether that be players or management and that will need the cooperation of opposition teams.
"We are very aware we have a huge amount of cricket coming up and we can't keep the same people in those bubbles the whole time.
"It is high up on the agenda, as is mental health and wellbeing. If we get wellbeing right over the next 12 months, it could be a performance difference to our opposition."
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