Vaughan released

But Vaughan is unavailable for Phoenix in their day-night 50-over clash with Derbyshire Phantoms at Derby tomorrow.

The fact that all the England players have been released for some county action ahead of the third Test at Old Trafford next Thursday shows just how strong is the wind of change which has swept through the England camp since Peter Moores took over as coach from Duncan Fletcher.

As well as keeping his eye in for the Test match, Vaughan will have the opportunity on Sunday to show that he can also make runs at one-day level.

So far this season, he has played in one Friends Provident Trophy match for Yorkshire, scoring 31 against Scotland in Edinburgh before being caught behind.

Meanwhile, former Australian batsman, Greg Blewett, who spent a season with Yorkshire in 1999, has announced his retirement from first-class cricket in order to concentrate on coaching and commentating.

Blewett played alongside Darren Lehmann for South Australia and when Lehmann was unavailable for the county in 1999 because of the World Cup in England he recommended Blewett to Yorkshire.

Although he was an extremely popular figure in the dressing room, he was unable make the same impact that Lehmann had managed.

When he returned to Australia in mid-August to prepare for the Test series with Sri Lanka he had scored only 655 Championship runs at an average of 31.19.

The only time he showed his true form was against Kent at Scarborough when he scored 98 in the first innings and followed it up with 190 in the second.

West Indies coach David Moore promises his team will not ''lie down'' in the remainder of their npower Test series against England.

Moore did not try to make excuses for the tourists' abject performance in their record defeat at Headingley, but insisted he retains faith in the players he has at his disposal to fight back from a 1-0 deficit in the final two Tests.

The Windies must do without captain Ramnaresh Sarwan after it was confirmed yesterday that he will not be fit for another six weeks.

He will therefore miss the final two Tests of the four-match npower series and will also be unavailable for three one-day internationals after that.

Sarwan voiced his regret at having to fly home but backed his team-mates to bounce back after their record innings defeat in the Leeds test.

''I am very disappointed that I will not be able to continue,'' he said.

''I have every confidence that the boys will be able to rebound after the defeat at Headingley.''

Vice-captain Daren Ganga deputised for Sarwan when he was unavailable at Headingley, but a team spokesman reported yesterday afternoon that no official replacement has yet being named to lead the team at Old Trafford and the Riverside.

That decision will be made soon, and the tourists will also be naming a batting replacement for Sarwan as soon as they can.

Sarwan's absence at Headingley as a batsman and leader handicapped his team as they were twice bowled out for fewer than 150 in pursuit of 570 to make the hosts bat again at Headingley.

But Moore refused to cite the captain's misfortune - or that of another injured lynchpin batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul - as mitigation for all the faulty cricket their team-mates played.

''Although it leaves a massive hole, we can't afford to let such things get in our way. It doesn't do you any good to let your head drop,'' he observed.

That, however, appeared to be what happened to many, with Dwayne Bravo (52) once again an honourable exception, in the second innings at least.

''There will certainly be questions asked on both the batting and bowling side,'' said Moore, who admitted that a series of poor shots contributed to the Windies' double capitulation, notwithstanding the fine swing bowling of Ryan Sidebottom.

The latter took eight wickets in the match and, on his first Test appearance for six years and only his second in all, was by far the pick of an England pace attack still striving for consistency.

Moore, coach only on an interim basis until a permanent appointment is made in November, is beset meanwhile by rumours about the possible return of retired master batsman Brian Lara as captain.

He quickly dispelled those, before vowing his team will do all they can to fight back, with Chanderpaul likely to return after sitting out Headingley with knee trouble.

''There are two Tests to go. We're still going to have a crack,'' he said.

''What do you want us to do - lie down? We're not going to do that.''

The Windies have only a low-profile match in Durham against a weak MCC side before they report to Manchester next week, but Moore will be assessing his options.