My Sporting Life is The i Paper’s look behind the curtain at what drives sports stars to greatness. This week, we speak to former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan. Famous for guiding England to a thrilling Ashes series win in 2005, a first success over Australia in 18 years, he scored over 5,000 Test runs before embarking on a long broadcasting career, where he is not afraid to speak his mind…
The secret to being a good captain is not taking it seriously
At times I was fine, a great captain. But I didn’t take it too seriously. That’s a good thing to realise that it’s just a game, but knowing it’s also not.
You’ve got to try and position yourself in front of the group to put across that it’s just a game. But fundamentally, we know it’s not. It’s a lot more stressful and pressurised than that.
Vaughan famously captained England to Ashes glory in 2005 (Photo: Getty)
