Michael Vaughan believes Australia will "fear" England heading into next summer's Ashes, with Ben Stokes ' side "so dangerous from all positions".
England have enjoyed a brilliant summer of Test cricket under the new captain and coach combination of Stokes and Brendon McCullum, winning six Tests for the first time since 2004. They have played a new aggressive and positive brand of Test match cricket and Vaughan is confident England can regain the Ashes next year.
In his latest column for the Telegraph, Vaughan wrote: "On the back of a remarkable summer of Test cricket, it is clear: England can regain the urn next summer. Australia will respect the aggressive way that England have played this summer.
"And they will fear it too, knowing that England can attack and are so dangerous from all positions. The England side who Australia meet next summer will be nothing like the side who lost 4-0 Down Under last winter. It could be an incredible summer of cricket.
"The Australians will think that England have no chance against their attack playing like this, but I think it is the way to unsettle them. When Australia have lost in recent times it has been against teams who have played aggressively against them in their own backyard.
"Australia like to be able to dictate the pace and tempo of a game. But when you play against Ben Stokes' England side, they play on their terms. It is great to see."
Vaughan, who famously led England as they memorably regained the Ashes in 2005, was also full of praise for Stokes' captaincy, comparing him to world heavyweight champion boxer Tyson Fury. "They have sent a clear message to the opposition that they are out to win, from any position," he added.
"I loved what Ben said before this Test match finally got under way – that England were out there to entertain and would try to do it for Queen Elizabeth II. The way that he speaks in public as a captain is comparable to Tyson Fury.
"He never takes a step back and has just got this incredible will to win. If you are not worried about, or fearful of, losing, it is very dangerous for the opposition because they will be worried about failure and being beaten. That is part of the secret for England this summer."
