Australia captain Ricky Ponting warned said that Michael Vaughan would be their prime target for the remainder of the Ashes series
'He would have f****** ripped on Bradman's pegs out in a matter of balls'
Michael Vaughan will return to competitive cricket on Wednesday when he plays for an England Academy XI.
Jadeja reduces South Africa to 93/7 in second innings, India smell big win
England cricket captain Andrew Strauss is set to quit one-day cricket in the wake of the team's quarter-final exit from the World Cup, ex-skipper Michael Vaughan has claimed.
Flintoff led the team during England's failed Ashes campaign while Vaughan was recovering from knee surgery.
The England captain would have to wait 48 hours to see if his injured knee has improved sufficiently for him to play in the first Test against India.
There was much criticism of how South Africa managed to reach the final without playing either Australia and England in the two-year qualifying period.
Michael Vaughan will take a decision on his fitness two days before the first Test in Nagpur
The England selectors have appointed Trescothick as captain for the first Test in Vaughan's absence.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan on Friday criticised the Test match pitches in India, terming the tracks as "boring" and heavy loaded in favour of the batsmen.
England's captain was declared fit to play in the second Test against Pakistan, starting on Sunday.
The England captain hurt his right knee facing a delivery from a member of the MCC groundstaff in the nets at Lord's.
Vaughan has been quite vocal in his criticism of the pitches used in the series.
Michael Vaughan and Steve Harmison saw their hopes of playing in this year's Test series against Australia fade when they were left out of a 16-man pre-Ashes squad named by England on Monday. As expected, recovering all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was included in the squad, along with bowler Ryan Sidebottom.
The pitch drawing flak from former players like Vaughan, though Gavaskar credited the Indian spinners rather than blaming the surface.
The England captain stroked a century from 19 boundaries and a six on the first day of a three-day Test warm-up match against Jamaica.
Michael Vaughan has blamed Andrew Flintoff for upsetting team spirit and derailing England's World Cup campaign.
Former captain Michael Vaughan expects he will have to regain his place in the England team by next month if he is to make the Ashes squad.
A "gut feeling" choice made by Michael Vaughan to drop his bowling spearheads Steve Harmison and Matthew Hoggard paid enormous dividends for the England captain during the second Test win against New Zealand.
Recently retired England cricketer Michael Vaughan watches from a balcony during the first Ashes Test at Cardiff, Wales, on Wednesday.
Yadav has so far played six Tests and picked 24 wickets.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan was on Tuesday after being blocked by ex-Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar on Twitter following a verbal spat over the selection of Ravindra Jadeja.
Dinesh Karthik called Ashwin one of the greatest all-rounders from India, expressing his happiness for the player's achievement.
Boycott slams ECB over underperforming Woakes, Crawley
England's captain broke his finger while batting for Yorkshire against Hampshire on Thursday.
Former captain Michael Vaughan believes England will suffer a 3-0 whitewash in the ODI series against India, are the visitors are severely depleted without the services of batting mainstay Joe Root and fast bowler Jofra Archer.
His remarks came as Kohli registered his 27th century in the longest format of the game. He achieved the feat against Bangladesh on Day 2 of the on-going day-night Test at the Eden Gardens.
Since his return from a one-year ban, Steve Smith has been in incredible form, amassing runs also in the just-concluded three-match ODI series, giving strong competition to India skipper Virat Kohli, who scored 183 runs in the tournament to secure his spot as a top ODI batsmen in the ICC rankings.
This was the first time in five years that India had put down so many chances in an innings.
A specialist has advised Vaughan to rest completely for two weeks before beginning his rehabilitation.
Michael Vaughan attacked South Africa captain Graeme Smith for being childish, dictatorial and something of a schoolboy bully.
England captain Michael Vaughan fought a gripping personal duel with his opposite number Daniel Vettori on Sunday while steering his team to a 42-run first innings lead on the fourth day of the first Test at Lord's. Vaughan scored 106, his 18th Test century, his sixth at Lord's and his first against the Kiwis, in his team's 319 all out. Vettori finished with five for 69, including the wicket of Vaughan for 106.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan rated Australia's World Cup triumph as the best in the tournament's history after they upstaged a rampaging India in front of a vociferous crowd.
The Former England captain has not played for England since last December because of a knee injury.
England's captain will be referred to a specialist on Thursday for further assessment of his injured right knee.
