Michael Vaughan's son Archie will follow in his father's footsteps by captaining his country later this month. The Somerset all-rounder will lead England Under-19 in two Tests and three one-day internationals on a tour of South Africa that begins with a flight to Cape Town on Thursday.
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Vaughan, 19, said: 'To get the opportunity to represent England at this level is really special in itself, but to lead the team out is something else. 'If someone had told me 12 months ago that I would have forced my way into the Somerset first team and be captaining the Under-19s I wouldn't have believed them.
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'It's happened quickly but I'm going to keep my feet on the ground and work harder and harder. 'The next step is to try and win in South Africa and hopefully I can perform as well.'. Archie Vaughan (left), son of Michael, will captain England Under-19s tour of South Africa.
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An all-rounder, the 19-year-old has made an impact at county level for Somerset already. Vaughan pictured as a child (left) now has the honour of captaining his country at age-level. Michael (centre) captained England to their legendary 2005 Ashes series win over Australia.
England U19s squad for tour of South Africa. Archie Vaughan (Somerset - captain), Farhan Ahmed (Nottinghamshire), Tazeem Ali (Warwickshire), Ben Dawkins (Kent), Kesh Fonseka (Lancashire - Test squad only), Alex French (Surrey), Alex Green (Leicestershire), Jack Home (Worcestershire), James Isbell (Middlesex), Eddie Jack (Hampshire), Ben Mayes (Hampshire), James Minto (Durham), Harry Moore (Derbyshire), Joe Moores (Lancashire - ODIs only), Thomas Rew (Somerset), Aaryan Sawant (Middlesex), Naavya Sharma (Middlesex), Alexander Wade (Yorkshire).
