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This is an archive article published on April 25, 2007

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Michael Vaughan could have played his last game as captain of England8217;s limited-overs team with new coach Peter Moores hinting at changes today.

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Michael Vaughan could have played his last game as captain of England8217;s limited-overs team with new coach Peter Moores hinting at changes today. Moores replaces Duncan Fletcher on May 1, and the West Indies start a four-Test tour 16 days later.

England8217;s World Cup squad arrived back today in London after failing to reach the semi-final. Moores said he would talk to Vaughan about the team8217;s last six months, but he left open the possibility that England may have different captains in each form of the game.

Vaughan took over the one-day captaincy in May 2003 after Nasser Hussain stepped down after the 2003 World Cup. He took over from Hussain as Test captain in July that year. 8220;Michael is going to be captain for the first Test, so it8217;s important to speak to him. His reputation as a captain goes without saying,8221; Moores said. 8220;He will have some fairly interesting views on what happened this winter. In an ideal world, it8217;s nice to have one captain, but we8217;ll see.8221;

Fletcher quit after eight years as England coach on April 19, and Moores, who has only played county cricket representing Sussex was appointed a day later. 8220;I view it very much as a challenge and in many ways, I8217;m very excited about it,8221; Moores said. 8220;England8217;s just back, so I have the chance to speak to some of those and see what lessons have been learned over the winter.8221;

After the drunken antics of Andrew Flintoff in the Caribbean 8212; the all-rounder went on a late night drinking binge and reportedly had to be rescued from the ocean at 4am after falling off a small pedal boat 8212; Moores wants players to police their own discipline. 8220;Discipline is important in any cricket team, because you need to be efficient to get the work done to make sure you can go forward,8221; he said.

8220;Discipline is best when it comes from the players themselves and from the environment it8217;s created. Hopefully, that8217;s the sort of environment we8217;ll have in the team.8221;

 

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