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LONDON, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Michael Vaughn resigned Sunday after a five year tenure as test captain of England's cricket club.
The Guardian reported Vaughn's 26-match victories were more than any of his predecessors. His resignation followed a similar move by one-day of captain Paul Collingwood.
Vaughan captained England in 52 Test matches, the biggest in 2005 against Australia, when England regained the Ashes for the first time since 1987.
"That was very special to be part of a series that captured a nation," a tearful Vaughn told a news conference. "People in the street coming up to congratulate me -- people who had never seen cricket before -- was very special. I've put my heart and soul into the job but my head is telling me to pack it in."
In 2002 and 2003, the batsman scored more than 600 runs during a losing Ashes tour and also scored 40 runs in four Tests against South Africa this summer.
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