Michael Vaughan OBE
Michael Paul Vaughan OBE is the former Yorkshire and England cricketer and the most successful post-war England captain. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and useful occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked the best batsman in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries. Vaughan made his debut for England v South Africa in Johannesburg, walking to the wicket with England 2 for 4. His calming influence steadied the ship on that occasion, a trait he became famous for in his 77 Tests, amassing well over 5,000 runs.
However it is for his shrewd captaincy and man-management skills that Vaughan will ever be remembered in an England shirt. Vaughan captained England in 51 Tests between 2003 and 2008, winning 26 (a national record) and losing 11; England won all seven home Tests of the 2004 summer under Vaughan and England Head Coach Duncan Fletcher, and the pinnacle of his captaincy career came with a 2–1 victory in the 2005 Ashes, England's first Ashes victory since 1986/7. Vaughan retired from all cricket in June 2009 due to injury and is turning his sights to a range of media and business interests.
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