Tags:
Journalism of Courage
England captain Michael Vaughan revealed today he8217;d discussed his disappointing one-day international form with new England coach Peter Moores but said he didn8217;t want the captaincy of the Test and limited overs teams to be split. Yorkshire batsman Vaughan, who has never scored a hundred in 86 ODIs, endured a mediocre World Cup in the Caribbean where England failed to reach the semi-finals.
It has since been suggested the 32-year-old retire from limited overs internationals and concentrate on his Test career. 8220;It8217;s a situation me and Peter have talked about already,8221; he told Sky Sports today. 8220;We8217;ve tried a split captaincy before and it doesn8217;t work,8221; he added in a reference to Adam Hollioake8217;s brief period as England one-day skipper in the 1990s.
8220;The best thing is to get Michael Vaughan fit and playing well,8221; Moores said.
Vaughan was speaking at Lord8217;s where the first day of the first Test between England and West Indies was taking place. The stylish right-hander, who hasn8217;t played a Test for nearly 18 months because of knee and hamstring injuries, was having to sit out this match as well after breaking his finger
batting during a County Championship match.
However, he hopes to be fit for for next week8217;s second Test in the four-match series at his Headingley home ground. 8220;Hopefully, I can play a part next week. It8217;s disappointing but I8217;m pretty positive about the situation,8221; Vaughan said.
