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As England cherish their dominance to the top of Test cricket, former captain Michael Vaughan said the next challenge will be to rule the one-day rankings.
"We also desire to see them become the world's number-one team in one-day cricket too. That is the next challenge," Vaughan said.
"We haven't won a World Cup yet and I think that will be Andy Flower's next goal," the cricketer was quoted as saying by the 'London Evening Standard'.
He said the country should celebrate England's climb to the top of ICC Test rankings but reiterate that the team should now set up a strong hold at the position.
The 36-year-old, who played his last Test in 2008, said "number one in the world is amazing we should all celebrate but the main thing now is to stay there."
"I actually think this team now has got a great opportunity to go on and dominate Test cricket for a number of years," he added.
Vaughan also lavish praise on Alastair Cook, who, he believes is intended for a place among the game's greats.
"I don't want to put him under too much force but he is going to get over 10,000 Test runs with over 35 Test match hundreds (a feat that no other English man has achieved so far)," the former batsman said.
"He will most likely be captain when Andrew Strauss relinquishes it in a few years' time and he has got a wonderful career ahead.
"He is the type of player you want, very strong-minded, he grinds out every run. At times it is not pretty but, look at the end result, he is a run-scorer," Vaughan added.
Cook, who struggle during the early half of the continuing series, rediscovered his lost touch with a career-best 294 during the Edgbaston Test.
The ton was Cook’s 19th Test hundred and seventh since his place was deems to be under threat 12 months ago.
The 26-year-old has played 71 Tests so far and is now only three hundreds behind England's record Test centurions Geoff Boycott, Colin Cowdrey and Wally Hammond.
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