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ISM's Michael Vaughan hits top spot Michael Vaughan is the world's No.1 batsman… and that's official. The Yorkshire opener has moved into top spot in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Test world rankings thanks to a magnificent 2002 and a stuttering start to 2003 by Matthew Hayden. The Aussie had been No.1 since last October, but it always seemed just a matter of time before Vaughan overtook him. Too low scores for Hayden |
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West Indies in Guyana saw his average dip below Vaughan's, who will
not start his new campaign until next month. "It's very pleasing to be No.1 and hopefully this is just the start," said Vaughan. "I need to score a lot of runs to stay there and that's what I'll be hoping to do this summer. "When I look at the list of the players in the top 10, it makes me proud to be among them". Vaughan has scored seven centuries in the last year, but will now come under threat from another Aussie. In-form captain Ricky Ponting's exploits in Guyana have shot him up four places to number six. Hayden has dropped to two with Sachin Tendulkar three and Brian Lara eight. by Martin Hardy on behalf of ISM |
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