Michael Vaughan's Blog

T his week is Joe Root���s chance to emulate the way Eoin Morgan bounced back from the World Cup disaster of 2015.

T he early days of ���The Hundred��� have been embarrassing and shambolic. Let���s be honest it is in a total mess already .

A ll the headlines and focus will be on 100-ball innings and wildcard overs but actually the new tournament will stand or fall by whether or not it attracts the best players and coaches.

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T his Australian team has completely disintegrated in under a week. The captain, vice-captain, opening batsman and coach have now all gone in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal, and it's right that they have.

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T his will stay with Steve Smith for ever. No matter what he achieves in terms of winning series, scoring match-winning hundreds or lifting World Cups, it will always be remembered that he cheated .

W e should not be surprised by England���s performance in Auckland . For the last two or three years they have struggled as soon as the ball has started to move.

T his series against New Zealand is one England should win but it will require the kind of dogged hard work that was missing during key moments against Australia.

E ngland have to be honest with themselves about this winter. They were hammered in the Ashes and completely out-thought by Australia . They had a tremendous 50-over series, but did not perform in the Twenty20s.