Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has said that new England skipper Alastair Cook must insist that Kevin Pietersen commits himself to the national side for the next three years before inviting him back.
He replaces Nasser Hussain, who retired last week after his unbeaten century in the first Test at Lord's.
"It was an outstanding Test match and the character we showed after losing the toss was tremendous," said Vaughan.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has warned South Africa to abstain from its "cocky jibes", saying that they will backfire against the visitors.
A day after Salman Butt and Mohammed Asif were convicted for spot-fixing, former England skipper Michael Vaughan suspects that a Test match against Pakistan in 2000 might have been fixed.
The highest run-scorer in Tests last year has yet to duplicate that form in the one-day game.
Ravi Bopara has replaced Michael Vaughan in the England squad for the fourth and final Test against South Africa, the ECB said on Monday.
Former cricket captain Michael Vaughan, who is spending more time on the dance floor than watching cricket, believes that England can achieve the Ashes double at home against Australia now that high scoring and brilliant Kevin Pietersen is back in favour.
England's captain broke his finger while batting for Yorkshire against Hampshire on Thursday.
Michael Vaughan has decided to step down as England Test captain in the wake of the series defeat by South Africa, he told a news conference in London on Sunday. "Today I have decided to stand down as England captain. To be honest it is the hardest decision I have ever had to make but also the easiest," said Vaughan.
Accolades poured in from the cricketing world as India took an unassailable 3-1 lead with a win over England in the fourth Test in Ranchi.
England captain Michael Vaughan criticised umpire Darryl Harper's decision not to use technology on a crucial slip catch of Kevin Pietersen on the first day of the second test against Sri Lanka on Sunday. He said common sense should have prompted Harper to use technology to examine whether Chamara Silva at second slip had scooped up the ball before it touched the ground.
New England skipper Joe Root was taken aback by the 'unfair' criticism made by Michael Vaughan of his side's performance.
England captain Michael Vaughan said on Wednesday his comments about all-rounder Andrew Flintoff's behaviour at the World Cup have been "blown out of all proportion".
Michael Vaughan scored 87 and Alastair Cook 81 to help England to 258 for five at stumps on the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka on Sunday.
The 32-year-old played for England's Academy side in a low-key match against a Western Australia XI in Perth.
It's not just India who are rejoicing Australia's drubbing in the first two Tests but also England as weeks before the Ashes series, former skipper Michael Vaughan declared that the British team is better than Australia in every department.
The appointment came after Vaughan was ruled out by a hamstring tear that threatens to prematurely end his Australia tour.
Former England captain Vaughan said Australia should consider having Mitchell Marsh open with Khawaja.
The Nassau County ground's pitch in New York has become a concern in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
The Indian selectors' decision to not include a spinner in the India 'A' team for the three-day warm-up match against the visiting England side has irked former English captain, Michael Vaughan, who described the tactics as "pathetic".
The top-order batsman, out of international cricket for a year with a knee injury, takes over from Andrew Flintoff for the Twenty20 game against Australia.
The England captain, however, said the jelly bean row had nothing to do with his team's defeat.
Vaughan had surgery on his knee last December and made his comeback for county side Yorkshire at the end of May.
Former captain Michael Vaughan on Friday lashed out at the "arrogant" England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for its stubborn resistance to the BCCI and advised them to "embrace" Champions League, calling the Twenty20 event as an "education" for the young British players.
"I would have given him a lesser fine if it were not for that, but I stopped short of banning him for the last Test," said Lloyd.
'He has to sit down and ask himself is he the man to energise this England side for seven Test matches in the summer'
England's coach says it was a "travesty" that he was not chosen to lead the Rest of the World team against Australia in the recent Super Series.
A specialist has advised Vaughan to rest completely for two weeks before beginning his rehabilitation.
He does not quite know which way the series will go but former England skipper Michael Vaughan is quite sure that Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni would be pushing more aggressively for a win than his "defensive" rival Andrew Strauss in the Tests starting July 21.
England will suffer a series whitewash against India unless their batting improves dramatically from the first test win over Bangladesh, former captain Michael Vaughan has said. England relied on their bowling and an in-form Ben Stokes to bail them out against Bangladesh and claim a 22-run victory on the final morning in Chittagong on Monday. "If they perform like they did against Bangladesh, it'll be 5-0," Vaughan told the BBC.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan feels it will be tough for Kevin Pietersen and his men to return to India for next month's Test series as playing there would be like being in a "military camp" after the ghastly Mumbai terror attacks. Vaughan said it is hard to say whether the Indians would be prepared to play after the mayhem that left close to 200 dead.
Kevin Pietersen can shrug off the disappointment of losing the England captaincy by becoming the world's number one test batsman, Michael Vaughan said on Friday.
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