Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook has taken aim at the current schedule after Ben Stokes ' side were thrashed by South Africa in the first Test at Lord's.
England came into the match having played solely white-ball cricket in August, with the last round of County Championship matches ending in July before the start of The Hundred and the One-Day Cup.
South Africa, meanwhile, prepared for the series with a four-day warm-up match against a strong England Lions side which, although they lost by an innings and 56 runs, helped them get up to speed after not playing a Test match in four months.
