England must prove they are the best, says Vaughan
From Saira Ilyas

LONDON—England captain Michael Vaughan has challenged his Ashes-winning side to “beat everyone in the world” over the next two years.
The series victory over Australia lifted England closer to the world champions in the International Cricket Council rankings but Vaughan stressed there was still much to do before the Aussies were finally toppled.
This winter’s tours to Pakistan and India will prove crucial in assessing how close England are to becoming the best side in the world.
And Vaughan said: “Our next challenge is to continue our success.
“We have beaten every team over the last two years and we have got to make sure we do that over the next two years.
“Australia away in 16 months’ time is the real, true test but Pakistan and India away are massive challenges for the team.
“I’m sure we can go out there and play well”.
England’s job on the sub-continent was not made any easier by the withdrawal this week of Glamorgan paceman Simon Jones, who failed to overcome the ankle injury sustained in the fourth Test victory at Trent Bridge which kept him out of the thrilling series finale at The Oval.
“It is certainly a blow because he has become a real potent threat, especially with his reverse swing which plays a big part of the bowling armoury in Pakistan and India,” added Vaughan.
“He will be missed but we have coped with players having injuries over the last couple of years very well and it creates an opportunity for someone else to come in and show what they can do”.
Although replacements for Jones appear to be thin on the ground, with Chris Tremlett also struggling with injury and no obvious candidate working with the academy squad this winter, Vaughan is confident the majority of his team will all play major roles in the future.
The England captain is also determined not to allow them to bask in the glory of the win over Australia which prompted the open-top bus parade through London.
“It is a young team who can play together for a number of years,” Vaughan told PA Broadcasting at the launch of four special Royal Mail stamps to mark England’s Ashes victory which went on sale today.
“The ones who do become complacent are generally not the winners and we tend to have a lot of guys in the team with ambition.
“We have played good cricket for two years, not just this summer, but there will be blips along the way. It is how you cope with the odd failure which is the most important thing.
“The challenge is now that everyone expects us to do well all the time but I can cope with that and it is good challenge to take to Pakistan”.