On this present day in 2007: Michael Vaughan stepped down as England’s ODI captain

Michael Vaughan stepped down as captain of England’s one-day aspect on this present day 15 years in the past.

The announcement got here simply a few months after England’s poor World Cup efficiency, which noticed them crash out on the group stage after a fifth-placed end within the Tremendous 8 spherical.

Vaughan’s place as captain got here underneath rising stress resulting from his below-par performances, averaging 27.15 and failing to report a century, with a high ODI rating of 90 not out.

The Yorkshire batter had taken the position of skipper in 2003 however didn’t suppose having totally different captains for various codecs was the way in which ahead.

Vaughan stated in an announcement: “Since our disappointing performances within the World Cup, I’ve been giving cautious consideration as to what’s the easiest way ahead for the England one-day crew and my very own position throughout the aspect.

“I reached this choice a while in the past, however I didn’t need to announce it till after the tip of this Check collection (in opposition to the West Indies) to keep away from it turning into a distraction to the crew. Nevertheless, resulting from intense hypothesis within the media about my future, I really feel you will need to make my intentions clear now.

“Our precedence is to construct a one-day squad capable of compete strongly on the subsequent World Cup and I firmly imagine that the pursuits of the crew can be greatest served if I step down and permit one other participant to realize further expertise of captaincy within the one-day worldwide enviornment.

“I’ll proceed to play one-day cricket for Yorkshire and it isn’t my intention to retire from one-day worldwide cricket as a participant. I do, nonetheless, totally recognize that the brand new captain will want a time period to ascertain his personal authority over the crew.”

Durham all-rounder Paul Collingwood was later chosen as his alternative.