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Past Ashes Tours: Michael Vaughan shines in 2002/03 defeat

From an English perspective, the 2002/03 Ashes tour will be remembered for one thing – the brilliance of Michael Vaughan.
Michael Vaughan announced himself as one of the world’s top batters

Adam Hopkins on the former England captain’s magnum opus series

From an English perspective, the 2002/03 Ashes tour will be remembered for one thing – the brilliance of Michael Vaughan.
Three centuries and 633 runs – 137 more than anyone else – and England still ended up on the wrong side of a 4-1 scoreline.
Vaughan was the only batter to really turn up for England on that tour.
There was a century for Mark Butcher in the fifth Test, but it was too little too late as far as England were concerned.
Tough going
Besides Vaughan, only Butcher and Nasser Hussain passed 300 runs for the tourists...

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