What's scheduling got to do with it?

With talk of player burnout and performance-enhancing drugs, it may not be fair to squarely blame the scheduling. Michael Atherton, in The Telegraph explains why, analysing England's so-called punishing itinerary. He also suggests that drugs could be put to better use, if only..

Given that international players are routinely drug-tested, it would be a foolish player indeed who sought to prove the validity of May's argument. Shane Warne, banned from the last World Cup after failing a drugs test, should know.