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Vaughan wants advisory role

Michael Vaughan wants the right to advise stand-in England captain Andrew Strauss after claiming he was excluded from the team during last winter's disastrous Ashes tour.

Vaughan would have led England against Australia had he not been injured, and he believes he should have been allowed to help his replacement, Andrew Flintoff.

"A lot was spoken about me being involved - I was never involved at all," Vaughan told the Times. "It was made clear that I was to be kept away from the team. I understood the reasons, but I thought I could have helped. That's why this week I want to be around."

He added: "I want Andrew Strauss to get on and make a hundred when he opens the batting.

"If I can help him to settle, to talk to the young players or the bowlers or whatever, it will be a great help to him."

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