Mark Butcher: Strategy spot-on, execution slightly awry
11th Sep 2005, 00:51 GMT
When Michael Vaughan won the toss at The Brit Oval on Thursday the coin must have felt like a gold disc to a recording artist. It was vital on the best batting surface of the series for England to bat first, accrue a big total and put Australia under immense pressure as a result.
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