Michael Vaughan has announced his retirement from international and first class cricket on Tuesday. This comes close on the heels of Vaughan not getting selected in the pre-squad for Ashes. Vaughan had last played a test match against South Africa as a captain last year, but announced his resignation from the captaincy after having lost the series. He took a break from the game to be able to re-focus back on his batting, but he never again played another international game.
Vaughan was the most successful captain that England ever had, had recorded 26 test wins out of the 51 games that he captained England in. This includes the very famous Ashes series of 2005 which England won for the first time in around two decades.
Speaking about his retirement, he said, “After a great deal of consideration, I’ve decided that now is the right time to retire from cricket. 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”
Vaughan also thanked the English Cricket Board and the Yorkshire County Cricket Club for all the support that they provided him with throughout his playing days.