South African-born batsman Kevin Pietersen has been named England cricket captain following Michael Vaughan’s decision to quit the job.

Michael Vaughan is often said to be England’s best captain since Mike Brearley. Surely, though, this does not go far enough. When Vaughan stepped down yesterday...

Future of England captain Michael Vaughan is hanging in balance after his continuous failure as a one-day international batsman. After playing 80 odd one-day games, he...