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Vaughan eyes fluent batting

Test captain Michael Vaughan has called upon England to re-discover their aggressive batting ahead of the npower series against New Zealand.

Although positive strokeplay was a feature of the team's halcyon period of 2004-05, which culminated in Ashes success, recent displays have proved quite a contrast.

"We have been under a lot of pressure," said Vaughan. "(But) now we have won a series away from home (against New Zealand), we should go on and play in the more positive, fluent way we are used to."

He added: "We are all stroke-players, who get good bases and bat long periods of time when we are playing well. We do have that attacking instinct right through the order."

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