Only 3-0 will please Vaughan
England captain Michael Vaughan expects nothing short of a clean sweep against Bangladesh in the three-match one-day international series that begins in Chittagong tomorrow.
"My goal is to win the series 3-0," said the England skipper while talking to the media at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday afternoon.
Vaughan, who was rested for Wednesday's practice game against the Bangladesh Cricket Board's Development squad, however had no doubt that they have to work as hard as they have done during the Test series if they hope to roll over the tigers.
"It won't be easy but again it's quite possible to win 3-0 if we really work hard," Vaughan said.
Vaughan was particularly impressed with the way England's one-day specialists dominated in the warm-up game which they won by 167 runs.
"It augers well for England because we need runs from (Vikram) Solanki, (Andrew) Strauss and (Andrew) Flintoff. It's important as this is a young team which is building for the future," said the England skipper.
Vaughan said he hasn't yet decided on team composition for the first one dayer.
"We are going to Chittagong tomorrow. We'll decide after seeing the pitch first."
The Bangladesh trip has so far been valuable experience which will be a big plus when England tour Sri Lanka later this month believes Vaughan.
"The conditions are pretty similar in both countries. So we will be better prepared," said Vaughan.
Vaughan revealed that his ultimate dream was to turn England into a team like the world champions Australia.
"They (Australia) are the best team because they can play good cricket on any soil and under any condition. They are so formidable simply because they can adapt to anything. Our aim is to become like them and we are still working towards that target," Vaughan said.
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