Vaughan confirms retirement from cricket

Former England captain Michael Vaughan confirmed his retirement from all forms of cricket on Tuesday.

The 34-year-old Vaughan led England to a national record 26 test wins from 51 matches, notably the victorious 2005 Ashes campaign against Australia.

"After a great deal of consideration, I've decided that now is the right time to retire from cricket," Vaughan said. "It has been an enormous privilege to have played for and captained my country and this is one of the hardest decisions I have had to make.

"Having played almost nonstop for 16 seasons, I feel that the time is right for the focus to shift to the next generation. We …