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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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.
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I had a light net today to test out the knee but it is still too early to say whether the injection has had an effect and we will just have to wait and see how it responds over the next 48 hours.
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The one-day team is a little bit below the Test team at the minute, but we are building for 2007 and the World Cup. As a team and players, we had a lot of self-belief that we could turn things around (after first Test defeat at Lord's), and we also have a lot of self-belief we can do very well in the World Cup come 2007.
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I had an injection on Wednesday night, tested it at nets yesterday and am going to monitor it over the next 48 hours.
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It's a great opportunity for the three guys who haven't played much Test cricket.
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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.
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There were plenty of nerves in the dressing room,
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This has been the toughest series by a long shot
stay
That is what it is going to take to stay in the team.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.