Michael Vaughan

Michael Vaughan is the former captain of the England Test cricket team

Ben Duckett at the MCG on Christmas Day.

Opinion
The Ashes

I’m not going to judge Ben Duckett for drinking. I did the same

I am not going to point the finger at a group of young people who have had a few beers on a couple of days off.

3 months ago
Michael Vaughan

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A member of the public is helped by police.

Opinion
Bondi shooting

‘To be so close that you can hear it happening is terrifying’

Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan recounts being at Bondi Beach on Sunday night.

December 15, 2025
Michael Vaughan

Opinion
Test cricket

A two-tier system will save Test cricket. Here’s why

Give cricket fans what they want – more matches between the very best.

January 7, 2025
Michael Vaughan

England captain Ollie Pope after the loss to Sri Lanka in London.

Opinion
Test cricket

Cocky England have disrespected Test cricket and Sri Lanka

I hope the loss to Sri Lanka serves as a wake-up call. There is no way they will get away with playing like this against India or Australia.

September 10, 2024
Michael Vaughan

England’s Michael Vaughan (l) and Graham Thorpe celebrate (Photo by John Walton - PA Images via Getty Images)

Opinion
Vale

Graham Thorpe was a cricketing great – and a better mate

The former England captain pays tribute to his teammate, who was his batting partner when Vaughan scored his first Test hundred.

August 6, 2024
Michael Vaughan

England’s defeat in Rajkot was their worst under Ben Stokes.

Opinion
England

England’s humiliating Bazball loss proves they learnt nothing from the Ashes

Forget the Jonny Bairstow stumping. The reason England lost at Lord’s and Rajkot was because they gifted wickets away when the match was there for the taking.

February 19, 2024
Michael Vaughan

David Warner (second from right) has already retired - and Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Steve Smith will be edging closer by the time the Ashes roll around again.

The English View
Test cricket

England are a great chance in next Ashes – Australia are in danger of decline

The Australians run the risk of becoming a jaded, aged team by the end of next year. You only have to look to 2006/07 to see what the results of that can be.

February 13, 2024
Michael Vaughan

Josh Hazlewood celebrates the prized scalp of England captain Ben Stokes at Lord’s.

Opinion
The Ashes

The Ashes are not nice – give Australia a chance and they will kill you

The Jonny Bairstow incident has been very convenient. It’s taken up all the column inches, to the point that you’d think that’s why England are 2-0 down. It’s not.

July 6, 2023
Michael Vaughan

Harry Brook hits out at Lord’s during England’s first innings.

Opinion
The Ashes

England’s Ashes hopes are not all lost – but they must learn from Lord’s stupidity

I think it’s almost impossible against this Australian team to win three Tests on the trot. But just win at Headingley first and you never know, especially with Ben Stokes in the side.