Michael Vaughan
Michael Vaughan
Michael Paul Vaughan OBEis a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/03 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries. Vaughan was an opening batsman and forged a successful England partnership with Marcus Trescothick, though he often batted in the middle order for England. He was the captain of the England team when they regained the...
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth29 October 1974
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This is going to be a challenging series for us playing in different conditions,
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It's a big game for all of us,
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It's a great opportunity for the three guys who haven't played much Test cricket.
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I don't see any reason why this young team should not go out and play the same game they have done over the past few weeks, go out and enjoy it and give it their all because that's all they can do and see where it takes us, ... This week is a great opportunity for the team to cement their place in the history of the game of cricket and it's great that we are in a position to do that.
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I'm sure there will come a stage where the players would like to hear a different voice and like to have a different direction. I'll stay for as long as they want me.
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South Africa played the better cricket over the five day and put us under a lot of pressure,
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The response the public has given us throughout the whole summer means I am not too sure cricket will ever get to the same level again.
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It's a bit of a lottery but we played some good cricket. Today was our day. I don't think it will have any impact on the five-day matches to come.
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I don't think anyone who watched the previous matches would have come today and expected England to stroll to 130,
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She just said she'd been watching the Ashes and she couldn't watch it all because it got too nerve-wracking, and I said so it was for us as well.
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These are new conditions for a lot of our lads and they are excited about trying to do well in Pakistan, who have improved in the last year.
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Andrew's a true sporting hero. I'm very lucky to be his captain.
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This is the biggest challenge yet and can we go out and play in similar fashion when we're 2-1 up? I don't see any reason why they shouldn't with the way they've prepared,
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This is the most exciting part of the winter and South Africa are a good team who will provide a good test for us.