Steve Clarke in 'forceful' reminder to Scotland players as he demands World Cup levels of intensity for friendly matches

Scotland manager Steve Clarke has enrolled his players in a ‘refresher course’ as he bids to ensure their standards and intensity levels are maintained amid the delay to the climax of their World Cup qualifying campaign.

Clarke’s squad should have been facing a play-off semi-final against Ukraine at Hampden on Thursday night. That fixture has been rescheduled for June as the Russian military assault on Ukraine continues, with