VAUGHAN UPBEAT BEFORE SRI LANKA SERIES
England Captain Michael Vaughan was refreshed and confident ahead of his flight to Columbo this evening, despite the fact that Sri Lanka is one of the toughest countries to tour.
Vaughan thinks his time away from the international scene coupled with some new players, fresh from their victorious One-Day series in the sub-continent, will be a recipe for success.
“History will suggest that it is one of the hardest away trips that you can possibly go on,” he said. “It is also one of the most exciting. There are many factors to contend with – the heat, the humidity.
“It is a tough trip, but as the guys in the One-Day side showed if you get your plans right players stick their hands up at important times you can certainly be successful.
“I have been to Sri Lanka twice – I won the first time, and lost 1-0 in the second, but we have always had some really good games of cricket.”
Vaughan continued: “It is certainly a country if you can get your players playing in the right fashion, playing towards a plan and all playing for each other – that’s exactly what we are hoping to do in the next six weeks.
“It is an exciting time as there are a lot of new faces in the squad. They are full of energy and youthfulness, and a bit of cheekiness.
“Hopefully we can take all that onto the trip to Sri Lanka. I am delighted to have so many of the members who were successful in the One-Day party – that is very important that they have had success on the shores of Sri Lanka.
“They have a real confidence factor about them and that’s great for the team. We are just looking forward to it – it is a newish team.
“I feel incredibly refreshed and very hungry to go out and try and be successful," added Vaughan. "I have really enjoyed my time away from the international game over the last three months.
“If we have got a great attitude, work really hard and get a plan together and stick to it then we can be successful as a team.”
England Captain Michael Vaughan was refreshed and confident ahead of his flight to Columbo this evening, despite the fact that Sri Lanka is one of the toughest countries to tour.
Vaughan thinks his time away from the international scene coupled with some new players, fresh from their victorious One-Day series in the sub-continent, will be a recipe for success.
“History will suggest that it is one of the hardest away trips that you can possibly go on,” he said. “It is also one of the most exciting. There are many factors to contend with – the heat, the humidity.
“It is a tough trip, but as the guys in the One-Day side showed if you get your plans right players stick their hands up at important times you can certainly be successful.
“I have been to Sri Lanka twice – I won the first time, and lost 1-0 in the second, but we have always had some really good games of cricket.”
Vaughan continued: “It is certainly a country if you can get your players playing in the right fashion, playing towards a plan and all playing for each other – that’s exactly what we are hoping to do in the next six weeks.
“It is an exciting time as there are a lot of new faces in the squad. They are full of energy and youthfulness, and a bit of cheekiness.
“Hopefully we can take all that onto the trip to Sri Lanka. I am delighted to have so many of the members who were successful in the One-Day party – that is very important that they have had success on the shores of Sri Lanka.
“They have a real confidence factor about them and that’s great for the team. We are just looking forward to it – it is a newish team.
“I feel incredibly refreshed and very hungry to go out and try and be successful," added Vaughan. "I have really enjoyed my time away from the international game over the last three months.
“If we have got a great attitude, work really hard and get a plan together and stick to it then we can be successful as a team.”
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