Vaughan Vows Standards Will Not Slip

The Yorkshire batsman takes over from Nasser Hussain, who remains as Test skipper this season.

"I firmly believe that my batting should not be affected," said Vaughan. "Once you are out in the middle you've just got to concentrate on the ball and I am confident I will still score runs as captain."

But Vaughan did admit that he will be seeking advice from Hussain and other former England captains.

"It's going to be hard but it's a big honour to lead your country out and a fantastic challenge that I'm excited about.

"I'm an inexperienced captain. I've only done an England A tour and captained England Under-19s and I will be speaking to Nasser, and to other former England captains like Mike Atherton, to see how they coped with it.

"I will be taking a bit of advice on the best way to do the job but I'll also do it the way I want to do it. We will have an open dressing room where people can say what they want.

"We've had retirements so it's going to be a fresh start. It's a chance to start building a side for the next World Cup in four years' time."

England chairman of selectors David Graveney revealed that Vaughan's contract as one-day skipper was "not over a specific period of time" and also confirmed that in the future the England Test and one-day captains will no longer double up as selectors.

As a result of that change of policy Academy director Rod Marsh becomes a full-time selector.