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| Fletcher rules out Vaughan return | Fletcher rules out Vaughan return |
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| England coach Duncan Fletcher has ruled out former captain Michael Vaughan's return in this Ashes series. | England coach Duncan Fletcher has ruled out former captain Michael Vaughan's return in this Ashes series. |
| Fletcher does not believe there are enough tour games for Vaughan to regain full fitness after having knee surgery. | Fletcher does not believe there are enough tour games for Vaughan to regain full fitness after having knee surgery. |
| "There's not much cricket between now and the third, fourth and fifth Tests. | "There's not much cricket between now and the third, fourth and fifth Tests. |
| "Especially cricket where he has to stay in the field for a long time, probably two days standing on that leg and for a long innings," Fletcher said. | "Especially cricket where he has to stay in the field for a long time, probably two days standing on that leg and for a long innings," Fletcher said. |
| Report: England ponder team selection | Report: England ponder team selection |
| "So until he can do that and he's confident in his knee, we won't consider Michael Vaughan." | "So until he can do that and he's confident in his knee, we won't consider Michael Vaughan." |
| Vaughan, the 2005 series winning captain, himself had targeted the fourth Test, which starts in Melbourne on Boxing Day. | Vaughan, the 2005 series winning captain, himself had targeted the fourth Test, which starts in Melbourne on Boxing Day. |
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| But he has struggled with the bat in his first two matches since undergoing surgery. | But he has struggled with the bat in his first two matches since undergoing surgery. |
| He was out for a duck playing for an England Academy side against a Western Australia XI and then hit just nine runs on Wednesday against a WA Second XI. | He was out for a duck playing for an England Academy side against a Western Australia XI and then hit just nine runs on Wednesday against a WA Second XI. |
| The third Test starts in Perth on 14 December with Australia leading the series 2-0. | The third Test starts in Perth on 14 December with Australia leading the series 2-0. |
| England play two matches, a one-day game against CA Chairman's XI at Lilac Hill on Friday and a two-day game against Western Australia, starting on Saturday. | England play two matches, a one-day game against CA Chairman's XI at Lilac Hill on Friday and a two-day game against Western Australia, starting on Saturday. |
| Vaughan will play in the two-day game along with England Test squad players who have not featured in the first two Test matches. | Vaughan will play in the two-day game along with England Test squad players who have not featured in the first two Test matches. |