{"id":8219,"date":"2024-03-11T11:20:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T05:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=422063"},"modified":"2024-03-11T11:20:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T05:50:57","slug":"michael-vaughan-criticize-team-england-on-pampering-players-with-golf-tour-during-test-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/michael-vaughan-criticize-team-england-on-pampering-players-with-golf-tour-during-test-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Vaughan criticize team England on pampering players with golf tour during test series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former England captain Michael Vaughan<\/a> has expressed concerns about the team culture and backroom staff, calling them \u201ccheerleaders\u201d and urging for a more honest approach to improve performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter a humbling series defeat in India, I strongly believe that a dose of honesty is the most important thing for this England team right now,\u201d Vaughan wrote in his column for Daily Telegraph.<\/p>\n

Vaughan believes that not all England players have fully embraced the team culture and that the backroom staff lacks the necessary ruthlessness to drive success. He suggests that England should follow the example of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola in creating an environment focused on honesty and accountability.<\/p>\n

\u201cCertain players will believe it, but not everyone. We can\u2019t all think the same.\u201d He added, \u201cVictories are what keep the fun bus on the road, not endlessly talking about how much fun you are having.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe team message is never to doubt anything, never admit they were wrong or they could have done things differently. Everything is very cosy. Everyone is mates: players, coaches, backroom staff. That does not breed an environment of ruthlessness.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know I bang on about how brilliant Pep Guardiola is, but you don\u2019t hear about him being mates with Manchester City players. He\u2019s their boss and he doesn\u2019t always do what his players want him to.\u201d \u201cHe makes ruthless decisions about selection and training regimes.\u201d Vaughan was least amused with the English players spending time in Abu Dhabi and playing golf in Bengaluru when there were long breaks between Tests.<\/p>\n

Also Read: Rohit Sharma vows to retire if \u201cnot good enough\u201d as India celebrates series win<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Following England\u2019s 1-4 series defeat against India, Vaughan emphasized the importance of self-reflection and honesty within the team. He believes that while positivity is essential, it should be balanced with a realistic assessment of performance and areas for improvement.<\/p>\n

Vaughan criticized the team management for being too soft on players and highlighted the need for tougher decision-making and accountability. He pointed out instances where players were given excessive freedom, such as breaks in Abu Dhabi and golf trips during the tour, which may have impacted their preparation and focus.<\/p>\n

\u201cEngland\u2019s management give the players just about everything that they want, like a break in Abu Dhabi with no cricket kit and a golf trip to Bangalore in the middle of the tour.\u201d<\/p>\n

Overall, Vaughan stressed the importance of challenging players and maintaining a culture of accountability within the team to drive success on the field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

England\u2019s management give the players just about everything that they want, like a break in Abu Dhabi with no cricket kit and a golf trip to Bangalore in the middle of the tour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":31090,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[297],"class_list":["post-8219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-michael-vaughan"],"reading_time":"3 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}