--- title: "1 Michael Vaughan Quotes By Lawrence Booth" description: "1 Michael Vaughan quotes by Lawrence Booth. Plus more from Lawrence Booth and more Michael Vaughan sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b6/lawrence-booth-60271_bad-news_history-generally-records-that-michael-v_1366878.jpg" --- > [“History generally records that Michael Vaughan quit the England captaincy in tearful circumstances following the Test-series defeat to South Africa in 2008. But the Top Spin can reveal this version of events is little more than a smokescreen. For it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-booth/history-generally-records-that-michael-vaughan-quit-the-england/) [Lawrence Booth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-booth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b6/lawrence-booth-60271_bad-news_history-generally-records-that-michael-v_1366878.jpg) ## More by Lawrence Booth > [“Shafiul's English, it must be said, is limited (although as one wag pointed out, not as limited as his interrogators' Bengali). So when he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-booth/shafiul-s-english-it-must-be-said-is-limited-although-as-one-wag/) [Lawrence Booth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-booth/) > [“Speaking of Vaughan, his claim in the Daily Telegraph last week that the story of a senior county pro being offered money to fix…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-booth/speaking-of-vaughan-his-claim-in-the-daily-telegraph-last-week-that/) [Lawrence Booth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-booth/) > [“History generally records that Michael Vaughan quit the England captaincy in tearful circumstances following the Test-series defeat to South Africa in 2008. But the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-booth/history-generally-records-that-michael-vaughan-quit-the-england/) [Lawrence Booth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-booth/) > [“The captains of England and Australia can barely exchange pleasantries these days without a body-language expert immediately declaiming on the angle of their handshakes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-booth/the-captains-of-england-and-australia-can-barely-exchange/) [Lawrence Booth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-booth/) > [“The Top Spin would raise a glass to Rudi Koertzen, the popular veteran South African umpire who will stand in his 107th and final…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-booth/the-top-spin-would-raise-a-glass-to-rudi-koertzen-the-popular-veteran/) [Lawrence Booth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-booth/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/michael-vaughan/lawrence-booth/#itemlist", "name": "1 Michael Vaughan Quotes By Lawrence Booth", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“History generally records that Michael Vaughan quit the England captaincy in tearful circumstances following the Test-series defeat to South Africa in 2008. But the Top Spin can reveal this version of events is little more than a smokescreen. For it appears that what actually tipped Vaughan over the edge was a phonecall from a stricken team-mate - a call so harrowing Vaughan decided he could cope no longer. The ex-skipper was enjoying a barbecue at home with friends two summers ago when he took a rare call from Monty Panesar. 'Hello, Monty.' 'Hello Vaughany. I've got some bad news for you.' 'Oh?' 'Yes, you know I was telling you about my parrot Gary last week?' 'Er...' 'Well, he's gone missing. Just thought you'd like to know.' 'Sorry to hear that Monty.' 'Bye.' 'Bye.' So aghast was Vaughan that captaincy duty now extended to fielding calls from team-mates about escaped pets that he knew his time was up. Sure, the tears at the farewell press conference left an impression on us all. 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