‘Changes in the offing’

Vaughan took over the one-day captaincy in May 2003 after Nasser Hussain stepped down after the 2003 World Cup. He took over from Hussain as Test captain in July that year. “Michael is going to be captain for the first Test, so it’s important to speak to him. His reputation as a captain goes without saying,” Moores said. “He will have some fairly interesting views on what happened this winter. In an ideal world, it’s nice to have one captain, but we’ll see.”

Fletcher quit after eight years as England coach on April 19, and Moores, who has only played county cricket representing Sussex was appointed a day later. “I view it very much as a challenge and in many ways, I’m very excited about it,” Moores said. “England’s just back, so I have the chance to speak to some of those and see what lessons have been learned over the winter.”

After the drunken antics of Andrew Flintoff in the Caribbean — the all-rounder went on a late night drinking binge and reportedly had to be rescued from the ocean at 4am after falling off a small pedal boat — Moores wants players to police their own discipline. “Discipline is important in any cricket team, because you need to be efficient to get the work done to make sure you can go forward,” he said.

“Discipline is best when it comes from the players themselves and from the environment it’s created. Hopefully, that’s the sort of environment we’ll have in the team.”