Sri Lanka's cricketers may have to choose between Test tour and IPL?

[The Oracle]

The ECB have announced that Sri Lanka are to replace Zimbabwe touring England in April and May 2009.
However, the dates of the tour clash with the IPL. If Sri Lanka's players come to England, they will only be able to play the first 10 days of the IPL.
As 13 of Sri Lanka's top players are signed up for the lucrative Indian tournament, the Sri Lankan board could face a huge problem if the players insist they wish to stay for the full tournament, rather than go to England.
The ECB are currently in discussions about how to resolve the issue.

So my question has two parts:

Should players choose the IPL over playing for their country?, and;
Why didn't the ECB think of this before inviting Sri Lanka?

[man behind the mask]

money matters, they will come to IPL, the problem is that they seek support from our nation for their survival in cricket and keep spewing venom against us here on answers, they forgot those days, when Australia bullied them in Australia when Murali balls were called by Hair and Muri was called a chuck by prime minister, finally they will come to us when they will again get a beating from them!

they have just been on cloud 9 after winning a match due to a surprise package and its pathetic to see their ranting here on answers, we kicked their @ss outta CB series and they were pushed outta australia on a pre scheduled flight home, but we never ranted and raved here against them, we just think that they are little cats of the same family as us big heart tigers !

anyways, long story to answer your Q, IPL is the choice !

[Speak No Evil...]

They should definatly play for their own country..

I suppose the ECB did'nt think of the IPL...

[One In a Million]

It is their own choice for whom they want to play for. I would recommend them to play for IPL as the SL cricket board dosen't give them a lot of money.