Quinton de Kock was a surprise pick for the South African summer, only because both he and director of cricket Graeme Smith have previously said the burden of captaincy across all three formats would be too much for the wicketkeeper.
Trescothick has flown back home while Vaughan is nursing a sore knee.
England opener Marcus Trescothick is the bookmakers' favourite to become Glenn McGrath's 500th wicket
England, chasing 198 to win the first Test against Pakistan, were 24 for 1 at close on day 4.
Akhtar will join his new team-mates on Monday, after the completion of Pakistan's NatWest Challenge series against England.
England were left facing a fight for survival on the last day after being set a 368-run target to win the second Test.
Statistical highlights of the third day's play of the first Test between India and England in Ahmedabad, on Saturday.
ill Pucovski has become the third Australian cricketer to report mental health problems to the team management in just over two weeks
Cameron Bancroft hiding a yellow strip of sandpaper in his pants easily fits into one of the many bizarre ball-tampering tactics
Wes Durston starred in a 77-run stand with James Hildreth to guide Somerset to 132 for eight against Diamond Eagles in the League A opener of the Champions League Twenty20 in Hyderabad on Friday.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain retired today saying his one big regret is his failure to win the Ashes.
Ian Bell is ready to support England captain Kevin Pietersen by taking on added responsibility as one of the more senior players in the team, the batsman said. Bell, a veteran of 43 Tests, told Reuters that after the exit of experienced players such as Marcus Trescothick, Ashley Giles and Matthew Hoggard it was time for him to be recognised as an elder statesman.
The only phase in which Kohli battled self doubt was the 2014 tour of England in which he failed to even get a half-century and copped a lot of criticism.
Statistical highlights of the ICC Champions Trophy's Group A match between England and Australia in Birmingham.
Team India discard Zaheer Khan continues to sizzle in county cricket.
The India discard produced an incisive spell of fast bowling to give Worcestershire with a terrific start against Somerset in a County Championship.
"Here we are missing four key players and still have done well against India," the swashbuckling batsman added.
The England captain will sit out of the three-day tour match against Board President's XI due to recurrence of a knee injury
England scored 271 for 9 against Pakistan in the third ODI after Shoaib Akhtar struck with the first ball.
Ashes-winning captain Michael Vaughan will be badly missed in the first Test in Pakistan, where England have won just two out of 21 Tests.
The England selectors have appointed Trescothick as captain for the first Test in Vaughan's absence.
England's current One-day side is the best cricket unit the country has ever produced, according to former captain Nasser Hussain.
England face searing heat and questions over their poor one-day form going into Wednesday's sixth ODI against India.
Pakistan produced a fine bowling performance to restrict England to 248 for six despite a battling 71 from Paul Collingwood on the first day of the third Test on Tuesday.
Veteran basketball player James Donaldson has advised sportspersons dealing with mental health issues to stay away from cell phones and social media.
Jayasuriya featured with both bat and ball on Thursday to steer his side to victory in their Twenty20 international in Southampton.
Ricky Ponting was ranked fourth among batsmen while Andrew Flintoff, at 10, is England's highest ranked bowler
Dinesh Mongia's three-wicket haul couldn't prevent Leicestershire from losing Somerset in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 Cup.
His wife Rachael gave birth to a boy in England on Wednesday night. The couple have an 18-month-old daughter.
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