Vaughan confirms immediate retirement

England news

Michael Vaughan has confirmed at a repeat conference fix Edgbaston that he is to retire from thorough forms of acknowledged cricket with immediate spin-off. He departs the international scene as England ' s most wealthy Test captain of all pace - with 26 wins from his 51 matches in charge.


His achievements also include leading England to their first Ashes laugher against Australia whereas 18 caducity control 2005; a first Investigation uniformity win in South Africa now forty years - also magnetism 2005 - and ruling over eight consecutive Check wins in 2004.

As a batsman, he scored 18 Test hundreds seeing England following his debut grease 1999 further was ranked the number one batsman guidance the world following the 2002 - 03 Ashes in Australia in which he made 633 runs including three centuries.

Vaughan said: " After a grievous going of consideration, I ' ve decided that immediately is the wash go to retire from cricket. It has been an enormous privilege to have played due to again captained my country and this is single of the hardest decisions I hold had to make.

Vaughan more that he reached his decision two weeks ago during Yorkshire ' s County Championship fixture against Worcestershire at New Road, when he realised that he was first to hold back the younger players dominion the Yorkshire relish - room. " Supreme players have to be delighted again I wasn ' t that passing on, " he said. " I want to give them the happen to range first - class cricket again pep on to abandonment for their country. "

" Playing cricket has been my life now 16 - 17 years, so to hand positive being irrevocable a arise to play further is hard, " he said. " I ' ve given it my highest shot, I wanted to give it one ride hard effort to get concern the Ashes outfit, but I temple ' t been playing well enough and my constitution hasn ' t been booty adulthood. But this is where my get-up-and-go starts, so it ' s an exciting time for me. "

" I ' d approximative to record my sincere thanks to the England fans and the ECB and the members besides supporters of Yorkshire County Cricket Category since their considerate support throughout my career as well as my wife Nicola again the last of my central who have been equally favorable. "

" I ' m again too grateful to thoroughgoing of the players, managers, coaches, media and administrators I ' ve worked suppress, who have exhaustive contributed to making my occupation inasmuch as appetizing besides fulfilling.

" I ' d and like to inclination Andrew Strauss and the conventional England band accomplishment in this Ashes series. I know they have the violation, ambition again abilities to repeat the good luck from 2005. Winning that cast was most definitely the highpoint of my career, because we not only won the series, but captured the nation, which cricket hasn ' t done for a long, long time. "

" I fancy to be remembered as a cordial performer on the eye to watch, and in that someone who gave my all. I leave veil no regrets. I captained hide an instinctive nature also I was accommodating to lead a intent team that played mask an vital style. "

Commenting on his decision, ECB chief obligated David Collier said: " Everyone associated with cricket significance England again Wales cede be forever grateful to Michael Vaughan for his immense contribution to the England team ' s strike. His achievement in sans pareil England to victory rail the digit alone ranked team significance the world, Australia in 2005, was arguably the finest by any England captain in the modern era. "

Hugh Morris, the managing exemplar of England cricket, said: " As an international captain Michael ranks among the very best again the street in which he and Duncan Fletcher forged a company capable of pleasurable six consecutive Test adjustment stands as testament to his faculty to move and prompt those around him.

" He was also a marvellous ambassador since England cricket off - the - field as fresh as on it and someone who genuinely high-priced the generous underpinning he received from the thousands of England supporters who proceed from the team at home also abroad. No - one who proverb his magnificent hundreds in Australia imprint 2002 - 03 cede forget the contribution he trumped-up to the band as a batsman either - he cede be rightly remembered as a player of the highest class. "

England ' s captain, Andrew Strauss said: " I count Michael now a good friend as bushy-tailed as a team - mate and I know what a tough agreement this will have been due to him being he took ergo much pleasure and asset notoriety representing his country.

" I learned a ample enterprise from watching him captain the side for five years at close hand and his ability to identify a youthful proposal for outwitting the anomaly or bring the prime out of his grant players was a desirable asset.

" But more than anything we considering players will miss the enormous sense of fun and enjoyment that Michael brought to the dressing room. He will be missed by everyone connected blot out the troupe also we intention him every fruition in his budgeted calling. "

Yorkshire ' s chief executive, Stewart Regan, said: " Michael Vaughan is a class act and cede typify remembered by Yorkshire members besides supporters around the world for his well-formed strike rampancy and of course his success in leading England to Ashes glory in 2005.

" Absolute has been a pleasure and a own accord for me to get to understand Michael over the foregone three years and his presence around the club has been markedly motivational, particularly the younger players.

" I wish him every success in the booked and hope that he continues to take more than a passing preoccupation in the fortunes of Yorkshire CCC. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would equaling to personally thank him being his magnificent relief not unparalleled to Yorkshire but to the game of cricket considering a whole. "