Jos Buttler has suggested England’s unforgiving schedule might need to be addressed as he prepares to help banish the recent Test hangover with some T20 fireworks against Sri Lanka.

England have adopted a policy of proactive workload management this year, pulling several key men out of the firing line during their eight Test matches to date and leaving captain Joe Root with a weakened side on each occasion.

Buttler has missed five in a row since playing his part in a famous win in Chennai, partly due to his own Indian Premier League deal, but is back to lead from the front as the white-...