"If there's drugs been taken that have hugely affected your performance in a positive way I'd go for a ban for life.

"You don't want cheats in the game. You want people who are playing to (show) their talents, mental strength and the work they've done," Vaughan was quoted by BBC Five Live.

England chairman of selectors David Graveney concurred with Vaughan, even though he was not sure life ban should be handed out to the drug cheats.

"I don't know whether it should be a life ban, I don't know whether that stands up legally," he said.

"I agree with him in principle that people who are prepared to cut corners illegally to give themselves an advantage must face a very heavy penalty," Graveney added.