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Vaughan (still) hopeful of Ashes spot
By Will 2 years ago, at the start of October Leave a comment on this post
Devon is treating me to its most spectacular storm today so I’m slumped in front of the TV this morning. And I happened to see Michael Vaughan on Sky News just now who is playing golf in Scotland.
The event, he claims, is a perfect exercise for his troubled knee and I see Cricinfo has some quotes from him (usual Vaughan stuff - he could yet play in the Ashes, etc etc)
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12 Responses to “Vaughan (still) hopeful of Ashes spot”
October 5th, 2006 at 5.39 pm
October 5th, 2006 at 5.56 pm
Im the biggest of Vaughan fans, but are comments about him featuring in the ashes slightly distracting and undermiming of Fred… without meaning to. The England captaincy issue is complicated enough, without his presence (There are players in the side who would have played under FOUR captains, three of which will be in the side, and Vaughan who will be close by… eeek)
October 5th, 2006 at 8.04 pm
Good to see that our hacks have got the hang of this Aussie-sledging mallarkey: http://sport.guardian.co.uk/columnists/story/0,,1882535,00.html
I don’t expect Vaughan to play another Ashes Test, ever. And I don’t believe Duncan Fletcher does, either.
October 5th, 2006 at 11.14 pm
That’s an extraordinary photo.
October 5th, 2006 at 11.18 pm
Thanks Angus/Kathy. Been trying to sell some for a while - most postcard publishers use a handful of photographers and don’t even consider anyone else. But if anyone wants a printed copy of it, up to A3, do let me know! Should look outstanding (sorry…blowing my own trumpet there)
October 6th, 2006 at 1.52 am
I still think it’s a conspiracy. Vaughan will play, Jones will play. They are all fit and the Poms are screwing with our minds again 
October 6th, 2006 at 1.59 am
Ah Stu, if only it were true…
October 6th, 2006 at 9.15 am
If, and its a big if, he does play I’m not sure exactly how useful he’ll be with no cricket over the past few months. Is the benefit of a psychological boost generated by Vaughan’s presence enough to overlook his form and lack of match practice?
October 7th, 2006 at 2.05 am
I find you Poms strange. You have one of the best ( if not the best) cricket captains in the world who has been working his arse off to come back from injury, yet every time he says a word about it, the response is this wave of negativity and cynicism. I bet if it were Australia, they just might be a little more positive.
October 8th, 2006 at 12.52 am
Kathy, that’s because we’ve heard so muh garbage on injuries over the last few years. Nothing to do with Vaughan, we don’t trust British sports medicine. Not just cricket either, look at Rugby.
October 8th, 2006 at 12.52 am
Forgot to mention, fabulous photo.
October 9th, 2006 at 2.52 am
Well, glamorous-organ (are you a Welsh cricket supporter, by any chance?), you could be right.
I guess if I’m feeling really generous, I could read between the lines of the English cricket writers and hear them saying: “Yeah, Vaughan’s the best and we want to see him back but we’ll believe it when we see it. We’re going to be sceptical until we see him out there pulling the ball and running fast singles without collapsing on the pitch.”
Most of the time though, those writers seem to be wanting Vaughan to call a press conference and say this:
“ You’re right, guys, I’m a hopeless crock and should have put everyone out of their misery months ago. My knee will never let me play international cricket again, and even if by some miracle it did, I’m old and out of form and would never force my way back into the team with all the great young batsmen in the side now. Besides, every time I open my mouth about my career hopes, I’m destabilising the England team and its captaincy. The selectors were wrong to keep faith with me — that sort of sentiment has no place in modern sport. Sentiment, team spirit, loyalty and the like, have played no part in England’s recent successes. You don’t see Australia being best in the world by succumbing to sentiment.
“So I’m retiring from international cricket and plan to spend the rest of my days lurking round pro-am golf tournaments and selling real estate in Sheffield.”
(PS: The exceptions are the BBC website and the general news agencies who play it admirably straight when analysing the Vaughan situation.)
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