Michael Vaughan and Peter Moores
It seems that Kevin Pietersen wasn’t the only one who found working as captain with Peter Moores to be difficult. Michael Vaughan’s new autobiography is currently being serialised by the Times, and in it he reveals the problems that he and the team were having with Moores’ style.
This extract, about the tour to New Zealand early in 2008 is revealing:
Before I arrived in New Zealand the squad had been particularly demoralised by an episode immediately after the thrilling fourth one-day international in Napier on February 20. The match had ended in a tie, with the Kiwis equalling our total of 340 in what the pundits would call a pulsating encounter. Having traipsed off the pitch after giving it their all, the players were ordered by Peter to do a full training session.
Vaughan continues by telling us that the idea was to intimidate the Kiwis with their hard work ethic, and how amusing they actually found the whole episode. Moores comes across as somewhat insecure and controlling, “wantng to do everyone’s jobs for them” as Vaughan puts it.
After working with Moores for just six months, Vaughan says he felt that they would never forge a good working relationship. Moores’ style might have been suitable for a young, inexperienced cricketer but for someone of Vaughan’s nous and experience, or Pietersen’s forthright self-confidence it is thoroughly incompatible.
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