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Article: Vaughan is ready to take the fight to South Africa.
- Article from:
- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- December 12, 2004
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Byline: MALCOLM FOLLEY
MICHAEL VAUGHAN sat in the England team's hotel wearing jeans, a polo shirt, flipflops and a giant watch with a cross of St George on the face.
With Vaughan, what you see is what you get; a relaxed captain with a hard work ethic and a fierce sense of patriotism.
Before the end of January, he is likely to be the first captain to win a Test series for England in South Africa for four decades. 'If we perform to a decent standard, we'll make it very difficult for the South Africans to beat us,' said Vaughan, before the solitary warm-up match with South Africa A began here yesterday.
In 19 Test matches under his ...