5 best batsmen of spin for England till date

#3 Michael Vaughan

Michael Vaughan played spin very well

The Wisden Cricketer of the year 2002, a legendary captain who brought home the Ashes urn in 2005 after a lengthy wait of close to 19 years and a part of ICC test team in the year 2007 - Michael Vaughan of England was an extremely reliable batsman in Tests and a calm headed captain who lead the side to some historic wins.

Vaughan made his Test debut in 1999-2000 against South Africa. Although he did not score massive runs, he did show courage and the ability to hang in not throwing his wicket away.

He soon started scoring runs like a run machine and waltzed into scene scoring a century against Pakistan in 2002 and close to 1000 runs in total against India and Sri Lanka in the same year. He followed it up with a tremendous 633 runs in the 2002-2003 Ashes series.

His ability to play well against spin maestros Anil Kumble of India, Saqlain Mushtaq of Pakistan, Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka and Shane Warne of Australia made him a superstar Test batsman for England between 2001-2005.

With over 5000 runs in Tests and close to 2000 runs in ODIs Vaughan numbers are may not appear to be jaw-dropping but his contribution to the England side as a Test batsman and as a leader cannot be written off.