"We got off to a reasonable start but we didn't capitalise on it," said the SA skipper.
Skipper Joe Root, who led England to a series-levelling win at the Headingley, expects an Indian backlash in the penultimate Test and said they're ready for all combinations including facing the "world-class" R Ashwin at Oval.
The West Indies skipper dislodged Australia's opening batsman Matthew Hayden.
England, all out for 285 in the first innings, were still 466 behind West Indies' mammoth 751-5 declared after day four of the fourth Test.
Vaughan is regarded by Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq as England's key player.
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.
Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has called on his country's players to go ahead with their tour of Bangladesh, saying that they should trust the security experts and ignore the political machinations. England's players were earlier given a choice to decide whether they want to tour Bangladesh later this year in the wake of the security concerns despite the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and its longstanding security expert, Reg Dickason, deeming the trip to Dhaka as safe.
'It was good fun to be out there. It was great to bat with Roy. He gave me a lot of confidence and allowed me to just play the way I wanted to play'
Muttiah Muralitharan took 3 for 38 as England reached 259 for 8 at close on day 1 of the deciding third and final Test against Sri Lanka.
A marathon hundred by captain Michael Vaughan helped England salvage a draw in the second Test against Sri Lanka.
'I would expect them to come back very strongly,' said Sri Lanka coach John Dyson.
The signs are that Bangladesh know how to get the opposition in trouble, they just have to learn to finish.
England won the first Test by seven wickets on the final day despite a creditable performance by hosts Bangladesh.
England were 165 for 2 in their first innings on day 2 of the fifth and final Test.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan is doubtful if pacer Jofra Archer will take any further part in the ongoing three-match Test series against West Indies after he was dropped for "selfishly" breaching the bio-secure bubble.
England quick Jofra Archer will keep up his aggressive approach in Sunday's World Cup final against New Zealand after his bouncer left Australia's Alex Carey with a bloodied chin in Thursday's semi-final at Edgbaston.
The England captain's resignation was greeted with a mixture of surprise and regret.
The highest run-scorer in Tests last year has yet to duplicate that form in the one-day game.
Brett Lee claimed five for 30 as England lost their 13th consecutive one-day match against the world champions.
Australia, who have already won the first three Tests of the five-match series by big margins, bowled England out for 270 in reply to the home side's 551 for six declared.
Tendulkar and Warne planned to recruit 28 players to play 15 matches.
Cricket Australia apologised on Thursday after being criticised on social media for a clumsy joke involving England spinner Monty Panesar posted on Twitter during the opening day of the second Ashes Test.
Jasprit Bumrah's amazing skill-set gives India a realistic chance of winning the World Cup but a 'freak' called David Warner might just retain it for Australia, believes 2015 World Cup-winning captain Michael Clarke.
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