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Cricket: Top Ashes Batsman
Michael Vaughan was the leading runscorer in the last Ashes
Series. It marked the high point of his batting career; three
centuries in Australia, the number one ranking in the world and
victory in his duel with Glenn McGrath. Since then, his
reputation has grown as a captain, but not as a batsman.
But 12/1 with Sporting Odds seems a particularly generous price
for the Yorkshireman to be the leading scorer in the Test
series. The Australian seamers have already started preying on
the technical weaknesses of Marcus Trescothick and Andrew
Strauss. Graham Thorpe, hampered by a failing body, has
specialised in ‘important’ runs, rather than prolific scoring,
while Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff are all
Ashes rookies.
Of course, Messrs Ponting, Hayden, Langer, Martyn and Gilchrist
are all contenders to be the leading batsman in the series. But
Vaughan outscored them all in 2002-3, just as the West Indian
opener Chris Gayle outscored the England batsmen last summer; a
player in a losing team is likely to get more innings.
So for those who expect Australia to retain the Ashes, Vaughan
represents good value for money.
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