Cook blames Schedule for World Cup flop

Alastair Cook believes international scheduling”madness” and it ultimately cost England a chance of World Cup glory.

Cook the Essex opener watched on as many of his Test team-mates stuttered into the quarter-finals of the sub-continent showpiece before suffering a crushing 10-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka.

Throughout the campaign England looked lethargic, not least during shock defeats to Ireland and co-hosts Bangladesh.And Cook, who returned home straight after inspiring England to a historic Ashes victory Down Under, believes a serious World Cup tilt was scuppered by the ICC schedule.