But Hussain, 35, claimed he had “grown tired” of being skipper, only five months after quitting the one-day captaincy following England’s World Cup exit.

Hussain revealed he felt the time was right to hand over the baton to Vaughan, who also replaced him in the one-day job.

He told Sky Sports News: “I feel it is coming to a slight change in era.

“I think Michael Vaughan has shown in the last few months that he is a very capable leader and that’s what I have been waiting for. There are some good lads playing under him and the last thing they want is a tired leader.

“It’s not the sort of job where you just take the cash and plod on and stand at mid-off. I’ve always felt it’s the sort of job where you have to give it everything.

“It’s time for change.

“After last winter the stuff that went on off the field and on the field in Australia there were a lot of difficult times.

“I’ve tried to play these mental games but I found myself out there on Thursday not the kind of captain I wanted.”