Fletcher backs under-fire Vaughan

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Vaughan's struggles with the bat in limited overs cricket are a mystery to everyone within the England camp for a player who has looked so accomplished in Tests.

"I believe he is a good one-day batsman, but he has got to get back to realising his true potential," said Fletcher.

Since returning from a long-standing knee injury, which sidelined him for a year, Vaughan has scored only 126 runs in nine innings, which have included five single figure scores prompting speculation about whether he merits a place in the side.

But Fletcher is remaining fiercely loyal and believes it is only a matter of time before Vaughan makes his mark on the tournament, despite a career average of 26.51 which suggests differently.

Fletcher added: "He batted very well at the start of this tour and got a good 62 in the warm-up match against Australia, which was exactly what we needed up front.

"It's not as if he's batting badly, he's batting very well in the nets and he looks and feels at the top of his game. He's putting himself under pressure when he's had a few bad knocks and maybe the captaincy is getting to him.

"Having chatted to him he looks very confident and he is still full of belief about his captaincy, but he probably just puts pressure on himself knowing as captain he has to go out there and get runs."