Vaughan Enters Frame Again

Newcastle Herald

Monday November 27, 2006

By CHLOE SALTAU SMH

MICHAEL Vaughan has entered the nets at the Gabba every day of the first Test so far, and each time whispers of a comeback to save his country have grown louder.

But the former captain will leave the England squad for Perth today to continue his recuperation with his country's academy players, and England management say Vaughan has no immediate plans for match practice.

"We will make a decision further down the line about when he's ready to play some cricket," a team spokesman said.

Vaughan is targeting the Boxing Day Test and is likely to play in the Lilac Hill Festival match and a two-day tour match before then.

"I have done lot of twisting and turning in practice without cricket-orientated skills and I haven't had any reaction," he told Sky Sports.

"I just need games of cricket really, spending days in the field and hopefully a few hours at the crease batting, and let's just see how it responds to that sort of activity."

SMH

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