Michael Vaughan
Background
Michael Paul Vaughan OBE (Born 29 October 1974 in Eccles, Salford, England) is an English cricketer, who captains the England cricket team in test matches and also plays county cricket for Yorkshire. With the June 11, 2007 test victory over the West Indies, Vaughan has captained England to more Test wins than any of his predecessors.
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...Thursday. Pietersen was handed the England captaincy, for all forms of cricket, in August after 2005 Ashes-winning skipper Michael Vaughan's emotional departure as Test captain and the announcement that Paul Collingwood would not continue to lead the one-day...
5 hours ago from
The News
...closer. Andrew Strauss, who has captained England previously, was immediately made a 1-3 favourite by British bookmaker William Hill to succeed Pietersen. All-rounder Andrew Flintoff was captain for the disastrous Ashes defence last time around. England...
5 hours ago from
Globe and Mail
...has to have the same aims and pull in the same direction for the good of the England team." There was no immediate reaction from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Pietersen was appointed captain in August after Michael Vaughan resigned. - AFP/de ...
6 hours ago from
Channel News Asia
...handed the England captaincy, for all forms of cricket, in August. His appointment came after 2005 Ashes-winning skipper Michael Vaughan's emotional departure as Test captain and the announcement that Paul Collingwood would not continue to lead the one-day...
6 hours ago from
Independent Online
...Pietersen, and the coach Peter Moores, after a dramatic day in which both men are believed to have tendered their resignation. Andrew Strauss, who was seen leaving Lord's along with the national selector, Geoff Miller, is now widely expected to step into the...
6 hours ago from
Cricinfo.com
...expect to name a new captain by the end of the day, according to ECB sources. Andrew Strauss is favourite to replace Kevin Pietersen, who was reported to have resigned this morning. Strauss, the Middlesex opening batsman, was seen at Lord's earlier, reportedly...
6 hours ago from
Guardian Unlimited
...they didn’t want him laying out the tactics and the team sheet. But whatever Pietersen’s reasons for wanting Michael Vaughan back in the side, should it have come to his resignation? No team wants a captain who is merely a figurehead, manipulated by unseen...
6 hours ago from
Mirror.co.uk
...past 1,000 ODI runs, equalling Viv Richards' record of 21 innings to reach this total. May: Becomes the first batsman since Graham Gooch in 1990 to score a century in three successive Test innings on English soil with 142 in the second Test against Sri Lanka. June:...
6 hours ago from
Mirror.co.uk
...skipper Michael Vaughan and one-day leader Paul Collingwood in August, was due back from a holiday in Africa on Thursday. Andrew Strauss, who captained England in 2006 when Vaughan was injured, was favourite to lead the team in the Caribbean if Pietersen's...
7 hours ago from
Sydney Morning Herald
...couple of weeks away from going to the West Indies is far from ideal. "They need to find another captain. They've lost Michael Vaughan, then Paul Collingwood gave up the job - now Kevin. It's a bit of a poisoned chalice. He has only been in the job a short...
7 hours ago from
Cricinfo.com
Last Week - About Michael Vaughan
...out. The timing – some three weeks before England depart for a tour of the West Indies and as an Ashes year dawns – is not perfect but Pietersen felt he had to act after Michael Vaughan was not included in the side for the Caribbean, as he had wished....
7 days ago from
The Independent
...at a highlycharged selection meeting later that day. The discussions with Geoff Miller, the national selector, and selectors Ashley Giles and James Whitaker lasted five-and-a-half hours. Giles, a close friend of Vaughan, was placed in a difficult position...
7 days ago from
Daily Mail - UK
...team with Vaughan at No 3 in the order.'' London, Dec 31 : Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has criticised the English selectors for ignoring Michael Vaughan and retaining under-performing Ian Bell in the Test squad for the West Indies tour....
7 days ago from
New Kerala
...considering his position ahead of a massive year which also includes the Twenty20 World Cup on home soil. Daily Mail journalist Paul Newman, who wrote the story, believes both Pietersen and Moores have plenty of support in the corridors of the ECB. "Pietersen...
6 days ago from
Sky Sports
...when skipper Kevin Pietersen and coach Peter Moores were reported to have fallen out. The Daily Telegraph said that Hugh Morris, the managing director of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), will hold urgent talks with the two men this weekend to find...
5 days ago from
Times of India
...to speak with ECB chairman Giles Clarke when he returns home. It is believed his request follows the decision not to select Michael Vaughan for the upcoming Test tour to the West Indies, according to The Daily Mail . Pietersen is a strong supporter of the...
6 days ago from
Irish Times
...and is prepared to go back to the ranks and concentrate solely on scoring runs. Highly- respected England batting coach Andy Flower could step into the breach if Moores went, possibly initially in a caretaker capacity. It would not be ideal but decisive...
5 days ago from
Daily Mail - UK
...the England and Wales Cricket Board a stark ultimatum: "Either he goes or I resign." Ecb chairman Giles Clarke has told Hugh Morris, managing director of England's international teams, who has the power to hire and fire captains and coaches, to sort out the...
6 days ago from
Mirror.co.uk
...to meet Kevin Pietersen, who I believe is on holiday, or Peter Moores," said Clarke. "All team matters are dealt with by Hugh Morris, who is going on holiday soon. There will be a full review of the tour of India, which was a difficult tour in view of what happened...
6 days ago from
The Telegraph
...is no different''. It also pointed out that differences between Pietersen and Moores would be an immediate headache for Hugh Morris, Managing Director of England Cricket and not for Clarke. England has failed to develop under Moores, who took over from Duncan...
6 days ago from
New Kerala
Last Month - About Michael Vaughan
... Adams, 38, will retire as a player with immediate effect and join Surrey on at three-year contract as replacement for Alan Butcher who was sacked in September following County Championship relegation. Adams joined Sussex from Derbyshire ten years ago and...
30 days ago from
The Telegraph
...total, was announced in a statement on behalf of the players which was read out in Chennai today by the opening batsman Alastair Cook. "Following a very difficult period for the last two weeks," Cook said, "the England cricket team would like to recognise...
29 days ago from
Guardian Unlimited
...those affected by the attacks two weeks ago, which killed 181 people. The statement, which was read by opening batsman Alastair Cook, said: "The England players will donate half their match fees from the first Test match to the families of those victims of...
29 days ago from
The Independent
...As England began preparations for the start of the series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday, Alastair Cook admitted the disrupted warm-up programme could bond the team together. The Essex left-hander famously scored an unbeaten century on his Test debut...
29 days ago from
Calcutta Telegraph
... Ashes winners can be made along the corridors of sub-continental hotels. I certainly feel that my England team bonded more there, when we were in India surrounded by high security, than anywhere else. People such as Michael Vaughan, Marcus Trescothick, Ma...
29 days ago from
Daily Mail - UK
...and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The first Test starts here on Thursday, while the second will be played in the northern town of Mohali from December 19. Cook, the Essex left-hander who turns 24 on Christmas Day, said the disrupted tour and the return to India...
29 days ago from
Fox Sports Australia
"Just one training session, then you are there. You don't lose your technique overnight, it's very much a mental battle", he said. "We have been playing since mid-October and have been to West Indies. We have been doing a lot of preparations and the
29 days ago from
Webindia123
...resume the Indian tour for the Test series, starting tomorrow, in the aftermath of the terror attacks in Mumbai, former captain Nasser Hussain feels that the team bonded more, when they were in India amid high security, than anywhere else. ''I certainly feel...
28 days ago from
Webindia123
...20, and has just 13 Tests to his name, and yet Sharma has already won high praise from some of the harshest critics, including Steve Waugh. In that same series against Australia a few weeks back, he collected man of the series for his 17 wickets, bowling long...
29 days ago from
BBC Sport
...end up imparting the square root of nowt. There is another relationship significant to Moores' time in the job, that with Hugh Morris. They seem to be still working out what their exact responsibilities are. As is the way with cricket, they have known each...
28 days ago from
The Independent