By Martin Gough

Captain Michael Vaughan will miss the one-day series in Pakistan to undergo exploratory knee surgery.

But how will the handover to Marcus Trescothick affect England's performance?

Introduced to England's one-day side a year before Vaughan, Trescothick has deputised regularly for the last three years, although there is no official vice-captain.

Vaughan will miss one-day series

Many viewed the left-hander as England's next skipper during Nasser Hussain's reign, but Vaughan leap-frogged him into the role.

The energetic style of captaincy Vaughan has displayed since taking over as Test skipper was refined in the one-day game, where his first series in charge was a 2-1 victory at home to Pakistan two years ago.

With him in charge, England have won 34 of 74 ODIs, a 7% improvement on Hussain's record.

By contrast, Trescothick is seen as a safe pair of hands, who consults widely with his senior players but is less likely to make an inspired move that might change a game.

However, in five one-day games as England skipper he has won three, including a match against South Africa at The Oval in which he hit a century.

Long considered one of England's best players at Test level, Vaughan has never found his feet at one-day level, and the burden of captaincy has seen him suffer even more.

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He has hit 15 Test centuries and has a batting average of 42.94 in the longer form of the game, compared to a mark of 28.36 in one-day cricket, with a top score of 90 not out.

Even though Vaughan failed to shine last summer, England still performed strongly against Australia in the one-day game, and their strengths.

Trescothick and Andrew Strauss provide a strong opening partnership, Kevin Pietersen contributes some big blows and the bowling is led by Andrew Flintoff and Steve Harmison.

Vaughan's absence means a recall for Ian Bell, who is arguably in the best form of all the England batsmen.

Bell was England's best batsman during the Test series

Vaughan, hampered by his right knee, had only a half-century to show for four Test innings,

Meanwhile, Bell was hitting 313 runs, and showing he could not be rattled even by the heaviest pressure.

Bell has not had a chance to establish himself in the one-day game yet, as he has generally been used in the lower-middle order, without time to settle.

Just as the Test series was the making of Bell in the five-day game, this trip could also make his one-day career, if he can force his way into the side ahead of Vikram Solanki.

Vaughan is already home with wife Nichola, who is expecting their second child in time for Christmas.

But the rest of the England squad are also likely to struggle for focus in the five one-day internationals after a tiring Test series.

Bowlers Harmison and Flintoff in particular were already showing the strain of an intense tour during the third Test defeat.

England habitually fail to perform in one-day series on tour, especially if the matches are tagged on at the end.

Vaughan's sparky captaincy will be missed, but England were facing a tough task to match Pakistan in the 50-over game, even without their skipper.