Michael Vaughan's Blog, page 9

England have perfect chance to take commanding hold of Pakistan series at Edgbaston

A n Edgbaston Test is a great week to be an England cricketer. You immediately feel at home. The support from the Hollies Stand is great and the pitch suits the English style of play.

T20 revolution provides radical change needed to get everyone talking about cricket again

E nglish cricket is in decline and needs a new Twenty20 tournament to breathe life back into the sport .

Joe Root laid on a batting masterclass against Pakistan ��� let's hope his team-mates were watching closely

T his was an exhibition of pure Test match batting by Joe Root and footage of it should be packaged up on a DVD and sent to every cricket coach in the country.

England vs Pakistan: This is the time to stay loyal to your players and not make Moeen Ali a scapegoat

E ngland are right to stand by Moeen Ali because this is not the time to panic and suddenly start making wholesale changes .

Leaving James Anderson out was prehistoric thinking - England should never be without their best bowler

E ngland had a poor week at Lord���s and it started with selection of the squad. Ignoring the wishes of the captain and coach by leaving out James Anderson was a screw up.

England vs Pakistan: Five factors that will swing the Lord's Test

The Lord���s factor

Exciting, unpredictable and fast: Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz are ready to make their mark

P akistan boast a high-quality attack that during the next five weeks could make or break one or two England careers.

Trevor Bayliss has transformed England with fun and no ranting and raving

T revor Bayliss reacts with surprise when I tell him that for an up-country Australian he rarely seems to swear. ���Can you repeat that around the dressing room,��� he says. ���The England players think I swear all the time.���

England need upgrade on Nick Compton and Steven Finn bowling flat out to top the rankings

T he fact Sri Lanka played so well in their second innings gave us a reminder of how far England still have to develop as a team.

Why England's series with Sri Lanka proves there should be two divisions in Test cricket

F rom the first match of the series, we know that it will be a one-sided Test in Durham featuring teams at different stages in their development.