Ashes hero Vaughan calls it quits

LONDON: Former England captain Michael Vaughan has confirmed his immediate retirement from cricket at the age of 34.
“It has been an enormous privilege to have played for and captained my country and this is one of the hardest decisions I have had to make,” he said.
Vaughan played 82 Tests, 51 as skipper, and scored over 5,700 runs at an average of 41, including 18 centuries. But by far his greatest achievement was the 2005 Ashes win over Australia which sparked a national celebration.
His omission from the training squad for this summer’s series after failing to rediscover his batting form for Yorkshire in county cricket was one of the factors which contributed to his decision to retire.
“I wanted to give it one last effort to get into the Ashes squad. I’ve given it that shot but haven’t been playing well enough,” he told a news conference at Edgbaston. – [BBC]