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
anywhere behind great luck nation people wishing
We can't go anywhere without people wishing us luck. It's great to know that the nation will be right behind us when we take on the Aussies.
bit few fine four indoors knee last luck rehab running since soft stays sure weeks
The knee is all right. It's been four weeks since the operation. I've done rehab and I've just started running indoors on soft surfaces in the last few days. You need a little bit of luck but if that stays with me I'm sure I will be fine for the tour.
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It's nice to pick up a bat again, but it's very early days so there's nothing to report. I'm just hoping for a bit of luck now.
bat bit days early hoping jogging luck net nice pick
It's the first net and it was nice to pick up a bat again. It's early days and I'm just getting used to jogging again. I'm just hoping for a bit of luck now.
lucky true
Andrew's a true sporting hero. I'm very lucky to be his captain.
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Along with the rest of the country, I will be following the team's progress in the final Test with great interest and wish you the best of luck in your battle to regain the Ashes.
call coach likes sent whether
Whether or not he was sent in by their coach I'm not too sure. But I just call him 'the witness' now and I don't think he likes it.
batting below concern games looking par win
We were below par here but there are still two big games to go. Our batting is a concern but we go to Johannesburg looking to win the series.
bit forward looking opportunity pushing sure
We are looking forward to the challenge. If we can keep pushing a little bit further, I am sure we can get another opportunity to win.
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We want to have a good long chat with Freddie. It's his home ground, he knows the conditions. Over the last year or so we haven't played that much here. We want to look at the options - normal swing, reverse swing, bounce, all the areas you cover at any game of cricket. We'll just have a good chat this afternoon.
bound debut difficult faced fast hear until
We hear he's fast but we haven't faced him. Until you've faced someone it's very difficult to know how you'll respond. It's his debut and he's bound to be nervous.
certainly played series throughout win
We have played to win throughout the series and will certainly be doing that again,
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We haven't been to the sub-continent and won yet. If we play good cricket over there, I'm sure the rankings will change.
ball bat bowlers easy effort pitch
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.