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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Spin's going to play a big part, but we've come up with a formula to tackle India's slow wickets.
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Spin hasn't bowled many teams out here. We'll make a decision pretty late.
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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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That's the order you are going to see for the next few matches.
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It is important, with winter approaching, that the plight of those needing blankets and tents in the earthquake zone is not forgotten,
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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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My next biggest challenge is to survive another night with Freddie.
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My warmest congratulations to you, the England cricket team and all in the squad for the magnificent achievement of regaining the Ashes.
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Marcus left the tour, had a few problems and an illness, now let's look forward.
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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,
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Our bowlers put in an outstanding effort in the field. It was not an easy pitch to bat on, but they still put the ball in the right areas.
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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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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 think the newspaper headline might have over-exaggerated the comments in the book,