It is probably safe to assume that Vaughan represents the future. Hick and Vaughan could both play as Nasser Hussain is fighting a tight battle to be fit for the Third Test. One match ago the loss of Hussain as a batsman may not have been the cause of too much concern, but he finally ended a 15-month barren spell in Kandy with a glorious ninth Test century. He has been under a hell of a lot of pressure and must have started doubting his place in the side as a batter. Throughout that period, however, he kept a smile on his face and at no stage did he seem under pressure when he handled people in the dressing room.
People tend to follow that.
You can't have bowlers who just like to bowl when the going is good. You will always have your ups and your downs. Perhaps he is trying too hard after performing so well in Pakistan and just needs to get back to basics a little bit. He has bowled with the injury for Warwickshire, but perhaps when he plays for England he is worried about letting the side down. Fletcher is due to sit down and discuss player contracts with David Graveney, Chairman of Selectors, over the coming days.