10 greatest Ashes-winning captains of all time

#2 Michael Vaughan

Many felt that England would have had to wait for a very long time if they had failed to win that series

After taking over the captaincy from Nasser Hussain in 2003, Michael Vaughan put together an excellent team that recorded famous wins in South Africa and England, but the most famous of them was in the 2005 Ashes. England had not won the Ashes for 16 years and in the interim, they had been humiliated in seven straight Ashes series by the Australians.

England were soundly defeated in the first Test at Lord’s but the turnaround commenced in the second Test as the hosts won by 2 runs. It was an extremely close series but it was England, for a change, who held on to their nerves to emerge 2-1 victors in the end.

Many felt that England would have had to wait for a very long time if they had failed to win that series.