Vaughan bowled over by options

MICHAEL VAUGHAN is relishing the prospect of choosing between an increasing pool of outstanding bowlers as competition for places increases among England’s attack.

In their Ashes win of 2005, Vaughan had Steve Harmison, Andrew Flintoff, Matthew Hoggard and Simon Jones, four varied but talented seamers backed up with the experience and determination of left-arm spinner Ashley Giles.

For the first time since that incredible summer, Vaughan was forced to go into a Test without any of that attack for last week’s opening Test against India at Lord’s yet his young bowlers responded superbly to come within one wicket of victory.