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
ashley great guys lose obviously opportunity spin three
It is obviously disappointing to lose Ashley Giles, our most experienced spin bowler. At the same time, it is a great opportunity for the three guys here.
captain great king
He was a great player, captain of his country, and he's the king of the microphone.
bowling england greatest produced spells steve
Steve produced one of the greatest spells of bowling by an England player,
chris fit great name opportunity simon squad
It's a great opportunity if Simon isn't fit for someone to make a name for themselves. Chris Tremlett has been in the squad and he has a great opportunity to show what he can do in the final.
great guys opportunity played test three
It's a great opportunity for the three guys who haven't played much Test cricket.
cement cricket enjoy few game great history opportunity past position reason takes team week
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.
dressing nerves plenty
There were plenty of nerves in the dressing room,
australia game good half levels match performance period sure sustained test took
I thought we started the Test match at Lord's very well and for a day and a half we were good and then Australia took the game away from us - we've got to make sure we keep our performance levels up for a sustained period of play.
series shot toughest
This has been the toughest series by a long shot
stay
That is what it is going to take to stay in the team.
bowlers chase deserve innings jones kept losing resources restrict running second simon ten total whittle wickets
Simon Jones bowled exceptionally well in the first innings, so after losing him, the bowlers in the second innings deserve a lot of credit, ... They kept running in on a placid wicket that was really very slow. We had to use all our resources to whittle out those ten wickets and restrict them to a total where we only had to chase 130.
ashes certainly cricket feeling game gave hanging hit kids mean people streets tells waving windows
It certainly gave you a feeling that the Ashes mean so much to so many people and the nation, to see people hanging out of the windows at work, to see kids waving in the streets certainly tells me that the game of cricket has hit home.
australia bad change few games good happened last played pleased sure wait
It's never happened before, we're pretty pleased with the 11 that's played for us in the games so far. Over the last few years, Australia has had an 11 they play very, very regularly. If they change it, I'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing. We'll just have to wait and see.
although amount appeared controlled dressing fashion field harsh huge measured obviously respect sanctuary team words
He just controlled everything in a measured fashion although he obviously had harsh words to say in the sanctuary of the dressing room. His team on the field always appeared to have a huge amount of respect for him.