Cricket: Vaughan: We're Getting Better by the Match ; ' This Team Can Go As Far As It Really Wants

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CAPTAIN Michael Vaughan told his England team-mates to hold their heads high after coming within one wicket of going 2-1 ahead in the Ashes series. Any sense of disappointment was dispelled when Vaughan gathered his players in a post-match huddle after Australian last- wicket pair Brett Lee and Glenn McGrath negotiated the final four overs of the 98 sent down on a tense fifth day at Old Trafford.

Rather than dwell on a missed opportunity, Yorkshire batsman Vaughan spelt out what he believed was the most significant factor of the third Test, namely that England dominated proceedings throughout and they are improving the longer the most eagerly anticipated series for two decades goes on.

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Cricket: Vaughan: We're Getting Better by the Match ; ' This Team Can Go As Far As It Really Wants

Only a heroic 156 from opposite number Ricky Ponting prevented consecutive victories for the home team, who were thra...

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