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England's former Ashes winning cricket captain, Michael Vaughan, has joined the Test Match Special team.

Vaughan will make his Test Match debut this winter on England's tour of South Africa, which will be broadcast on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Long Wave, and he will continue to be a part of the team for summer 2010.

He will take on the role of expert summariser in the commentary box, joining the team of regulars which include Geoffrey Boycott, Phil Tufnell and Vic Marks.

Vaughan will also be making regular appearances on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 5 Live.

His first commentary will be on the opening Test Match starting on 16 December 2009.

Vaughan captained England in the famous Ashes winning series of 2005 and had an outstanding record both as a batsman and captain of England, winning more than half of his 51 Test Matches in charge.

Cricket producer Adam Mountford said: "Michael Vaughan is a fantastic acquisition to the Test Match Special commentary team, bringing unrivalled experience and knowledge of the game."

Speaking of his new role, Michael Vaughan said: "As a long-time listener to Test Match Special I'm delighted to be joining the team and looking forward to seeing how England progress after winning the Ashes.

"I can't wait to start."

Notes to Editors

´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Long Wave will have full commentary of England's tour to South Africa starting on Friday 13 November for the International Twenty 20 games and for the full Test series.

1st Test: SuperSport Park, Centurion, 16-20 December
2nd Test: Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban, 26-30 December
3rd Test: Sahara Park, Newlands, Cape Town, 3-7 January 2010
4th Test: Wanderers, Johannesburg, 14-18 January

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