Vaughan going nowhere - Regan

Michael Vaughan will be a Yorkshire player next year, according to Stewart Regan

Yorkshire chief executive Stewart Regan insists Michael Vaughan will remain with the county next season.

There has been speculation that the former England skipper would leave Headingley Carnegie at the end of the summer, with Warwickshire, Hampshire and Lancashire said to be among his suitors.

Vaughan, who resigned as captain of his country last month, was awarded a central contract yesterday, effectively meaning the England and Wales Cricket Board - rather than Yorkshire - will pay his wages.

And Regan is adamant that Vaughan is going nowhere, with the player himself keen to win his England place back by scoring heavily for Yorkshire ahead of the winter tours to India and West Indies, and the Ashes next summer.

“Michael Vaughan will still be a Yorkshire player next season,” Regan told the Yorkshire Post.

“The speculation surrounding his future was nothing more than rumour; he is under contract to Yorkshire and he couldn't have just walked away from the club.

“Michael himself has said that a move wasn't on the horizon and, as far as I'm concerned, there's no reason why he won't be playing for Yorkshire.

“If anything, we'll be seeing more of him because he'll be expected to get more appearances and runs under his belt in order to get ready for the Ashes.”