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
approach change few last match reason since thinking treat
We will just do as we have done in the last few games. We'll just treat this match as we have done the last few games. We've been outstanding since Lord's and I don't see any reason why we should change our thinking and our approach to the game.
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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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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.
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.
amazing hard lads work
It is an amazing feeling. It has been a roller-coaster of a summer. The lads have put a whole lot of hard work in.
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I suppose he has the chance to kind of shove it down our throats and prove us wrong to drop him,
against footage good played players
We have a good idea of what they're going to come up with, we've got a lot of footage and a lot of players have played against them.
conditions played players surreal
We've got players who haven't played in the subcontinent and it does take a while to get used to the surreal conditions out there,
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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.
blame schedule series trying
You can blame a long schedule and a long series but we won't be trying to make that an excuse,
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Steve produced one of the greatest spells of bowling by an England player,
formula slow tackle
Spin's going to play a big part, but we've come up with a formula to tackle India's slow wickets.
decision spin teams
Spin hasn't bowled many teams out here. We'll make a decision pretty late.
biggest challenge next night survive
My next biggest challenge is to survive another night with Freddie.