"We got a hell of a lot from the game," insisted Vaughan, who rested ahead of Friday's opening limited-overs international in Chittagong. "You can only beat what is put in front of you and we've had a good bat and a good bowl."
Ian Blackwell scored the most explosive of today's three half-centuries as England totalled 328. Then Ashley Giles captured three wickets at minimal cost before the home side subsided to 161 all out.
Burly Somerset all-rounder Blackwell accepts he is now in the "last chance saloon" after disappointing then skipper Nasser Hussain and coach Duncan Fletcher last winter through failing to work hard enough on his fitness.
He reckons he must still lose another stone to reach his best fighting weight of 15stones 10lbs.
But while today's innings of 62 - spanning just 43 balls and including three sixes and half a dozen fours - will have shed only a pound or two, it proved the 25-year-old has retained all his power.
The ease with which Vikram Solanki (79) and newcomer Andrew Strauss (51) put together a stand of 146 in 20 overs offered a counter argument to the old saying-that time in the middle is always more valuable than time in the nets.
This was probably not quite what Strauss imagined playing for England would entail.
At first, it seemed as though he sensed a trap. But, having struggled early on, the left-hander was soon matching Solanki.
Marcus Trescothick will be back to open with Solanki on Friday after sitting out this friendly. But at least Strauss is now off and running in his bid to become a regular member of England's squad. Particularly strong off his legs, he overtook Solanki in the 30s before the opener upped the pace again.
Strauss eventually thin-edged a sweep, then Solanki holed out to long off.
