Archie Vaughan on Rocky Flintoff friendship, his father's legacy and forging his own path

Archie Vaughan had not even been born when his father Michael famously led England to Ashes glory in 2005, but the legacy of that series surrounds him.

There are undoubtedly expectations that come with a surname etched in cricket history but Vaughan, now 19 and about to begin his second full season with Somerset, is unfazed.

The teenage all-rounder is calm and humble, focused on building on a breakthrough season that saw him average 33.71 with the bat in the County Championship, take 15 wickets with his off-spin, including two five-wicket hauls, and then named England Under-19s captain against South Africa in January.

"The pressure [of expectation] is just outside noise, it definitely doesn't come from my dad himself," Vaughan told BBC Sport.

"He's been a massive influence but what I admire most is that he takes a step back and just lets me enjoy it, leaving my coaches to it. I can't thank him enough for leaving me to it and just letting me be my own man.

"I didn't choose my surname, but it's something I've got to live with."

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