Michael Vaughan's Blog, page 14

Ashes 2015: 'Alastair Cook needs extra flair for England to regain the urn'

Michael Vaughan and Mike Brearley, two of England's greatest captains, discuss what Alastair Cook must do to beat Australia

England cannot back down now from new aggressive approach

Michael Vaughan: With this current team I feel that no matter what happens in the Ashes they will be liked if they continue to show this kind of positivity and intent

I would gamble on Adil Rashid if England's Ashes campaign began next week

Yorkshire leggie should lead spin attack against Australia now change of mindset has blown away negative thinking, writes Michael Vaughan

England's only hope in the Ashes is dare to be different

New Zealand have shown the way and now Alastair Cook must go for unpredictable approach against Australia, writes Michael Vaughan

New Zealand are changing the way Tests are played - as we have seen in this exciting series against England

Tourists' aggressive style will make five runs an over the norm and save the game's classic format, writes Michael Vaughan

Ashes could be a repeat of 2005 victory over Australia with England's bowlers now working as a unit again

I was buzzing over display at Lord's because the collective effort was exactly what will be needed to beat Australia, writes Michael Vaughan

Back to form, England captain Alastair Cook is reaping the benefits of focusing on Test cricket

Captain's technique suffered playing both formats. Now he is a different, better player, says Michael Vaughan

The most important factor in Adam Lyth succeeding for England is to trust his own ability

Michael Vaughan: Yorkshire opener is not the brightest cricketer but that means he keeps it very simple, and that is a good trait to have in cricket

Kevin Pietersen fiasco may wreck England's chances of luring a top coach

Michael Vaughan writes that Kevin Pietersen's controversial omission from England team may plunge ECB into further crisis

ECB's handling of Peter Moores' sacking was disgraceful

Michael Vaughan: ECB really can't get any poorer in terms of how they treat people. We need some quiet authority from them