Michael Vaughan believes Andrew Strauss is the right man to lead England into this year's Ashes despite the team's recent lack of success. "I believe Strauss is the right man and a very, very good leader," Vaughan told Sky Sports. 
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Andrew Strauss</td></tr></tbody></table>"I hope he is going to be captain for the Ashes and well beyond that, because he creates a stability about the team. "We just have to get that winning momentum back to the team. It will just happen, as long as they keep doing the right things." Vaughan stepped down as England captain during last year's home series with South Africa and took time out from international cricket. He has yet to force his way back into the England side although he hopes to make enough runs for his county Yorkshire to earn a Test recall. In his absence, England firstly under the captaincy of Kevin Pietersen and then Strauss have won just one international match during their tours of India and the West Indies. Courtesy Dyson And that was only because the West Indies' coach John Dyson, the former Australia opening batsman, misinterpreted the Duckworth/Lewis rule during the first one-day international in Guyana last week. Vaughan, currently completing a pre-season tour with Yorkshire in the United Arab Emirates, captained England to Ashes glory in 2005. But he insisted yesterday he no longer had any ambitions to lead his country, saying opening batsman Strauss was the ideal candidate to captain England against Australia and beyond. The first Test between England and Australia, who won the 2006-07 Ashes 5-0, is due to start on July 8.

Michael Vaughan believes Andrew Strauss is the right man to lead England into this year's Ashes despite the team's recent lack of success.

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