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Vaughan will travel with England

England captain Michael Vaughan is still a doubt for the start of England's first Test against Pakistan
England captain Michael Vaughan is still a doubt for the start of England's first Test against Pakistan

Injured England captain Michael Vaughan will travel with his team on to Multan tomorrow where the first Test against Pakistan is scheduled from Saturday.

"It has been decided he will be going to Multan where his knee injury will be reassessed," a spokesman for the team told Reuters on Tuesday.

"There will be no further updates on his condition until we reach Multan," he said.

Vaughan twisted his right knee while taking a third run on Monday in the three-day tour match against a Pakistan ‘A’ side and results of a scan have been sent to medical specialists in London.

Earlier on Tuesday the England team management said it planned to make a decision within 48 hours on whether to replace him.

"We are still not sure about Vaughan," coach Duncan Fletcher said after England lost the tour match by six wickets.

"We have sent his reports by e-mail to medical experts in England and, hopefully, we should get a firm answer by tonight on his condition."

Fletcher added the injury was the same as one which occurred before a Test against New Zealand last year.

"The medical staff are rightly being careful not to give a prediction and we are waiting until we get news from the United Kingdom."

Two obvious replacements, batsmen Ovais Shah and Robert Key, have been ruled out by injury.

"Key has had a shoulder operation and Shah has a knee injury which didn't look too serious at first but a closer look has shown it is a far more serious," said Fletcher.

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