Vaughan ready to dismantle Ponting's XI

BIRMINGHAM: England''s captain Miachael Vaughan conceded that they would not go into the Champions trophy semifinal as favourites by any stretch of imagination.
"Australia have more experience and they will be the hot, hot favourites in Tuesday''s game," he told reporters on the eve of the clash. "However, that means that the pressure will not be on us. It will be up to them to come out and beat us."
Vaughan rated the Aussie attack as the very best in the world and that it would be up to their batsmen to take up the challenge.
"They have very good bowlers and we will simply have to try and attack in the same manner and prepare in the same manner as they have done against every team," he said.
He agreed that they couldn''t finish off a few games in the past and that they would somehow have to change it. "We will have to hammer home the advantage. It''s about getting in that winning position and try and stay there," he explained.
Vaughan, who hasn''t exactly been in great form, described the game as very, very special. "The guys are very excited. We haven''t been in this position for a long time. We have a huge goal to play for, the final, and we will give it our best shot," he promised.
Aussie captain Ricky Ponting, however, tried to downplay the event by saying that it was just another game of cricket.
"That''s the way we''re approaching it. We had a good team meeting yesterday and had a look at the footage of the English players and talked about what they''ve done recently and how they''ve been doing."
"There''s really a good feel around our team at the moment and we''re looking forward to the challenge," he said. Ponting denied that they were worried about Flintoff.
"We spent a little time on him yesterday, no more than anyone else though. He''s been fantastic for England. However, we''ve a thing or two to try against him."