Over the weekend it was in the papers and well rumoured that Michael Vaughan would retire from cricket this week. It’s a shame to see one of the best English players of recent times and one of the best English captains of all time call time on his career, but if there’s something that cricketers have, it’s that sense of timing about when to leave. With footballers it’s all to obvious and known quite in advance, with cricketers they are often playing for their country one minute and the next minute they announce retirement.

Vaughan hasn’t played for England since he relinquished the captaincy last year, and it wasn’t looking too likely that he would be getting back into the team. Maybe this meant he has lost his drive as I can imagine being a competitive professional you need to know you are doing something for a reason, and maybe Vaughan lost his reason.

He was the most successful captain England have had in terms of test wins, and I look forward to reading some knowledgeable pieces about him in the papers over the next few days from those that knew him well. Enjoy your retirement!