MICHAEL VAUGHAN TO QUIT
Former England skipper to retire from first-class cricket this week
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FORMER England captain Michael Vaughan is set to announce his retirement from first-class cricket this week.
England's most successful Test captain has been struggling with a persistent right knee injury and was not named in Andy Flower's Ashes squad to face Australia.
The 34-year-old Yorkshire batsman had hoped to regain his England place this summer so he could have another crack at Ricky Ponting's Aussies.
But the England snub plus his injury problems have brought the curtain down on a glittering career.
Vaughan, was awarded an OBE for skippering England to a glorious Ashes triumph over the Aussies on home soil four years ago - the first time we had regained the precious urn in 20 years.
He took over from Nasser Hussain in 2003 and, when he resigned as captain last August, had led England to more Test victories than any other captain - beating the previous record of 20 wins by Peter May.
He played in 82 Tests for England, 51 of them as captain. Vaughan also played in 86 one-day internationals, 60 times as skipper.
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Farewell to an excellent cricketer and captain. We will miss you and hope that you can still contribute to the game in some way.
Adelaide, South Australia.
By PHIL ROBINS. Posted June 28 2009 at 11:28 PM.
R.I.P Michael, you are not Alone, you've given us sume real thrillers
By fred. Posted June 28 2009 at 1:31 PM.