Vaughan injury scare for Yorkshire

Former England captain Michael Vaughan could miss Yorkshire’s final LV County Championship match of the season after suffering a fresh injury scare against Somerset.

Vaughan strained a side muscle while bowling on the final day of Yorkshire’s drawn encounter at Scarborough and did not field in the final session.

The 33-year-old also suffered soreness in his right knee – a joint on which he has undergone four operations during his career – but this was not thought serious.

Missing the match starting at Hove on Wednesday would be a further setback for Vaughan as he attempts to win back his place in the England side.

Michael Vaughan turns his arm over for Yorkshire against Somerset but he strained a side muscle

Vaughan has endured disappointing form this year and has managed only scores of 10, nought, 19 and 14 in three first-class matches since stepping down as England skipper last month.

Yorkshire director of cricket Martyn Moxon said: “Michael has got a little bit of an intercostal injury as well as his knee being a bit sore.

“It’s a concern and obviously we will check him out over the next couple of days. He is obviously a doubt.

“He has worked really hard trying to get runs for us and I thought on Thursday this was going to be the game, because he looked so good whilst he was in.

“But we will just have to wait and see what Monday brings and what the state of his fitness is.”

Vaughan is assured of an England central contract for the next year but is no certainty for the tour of India and had been hoping to prove his form before the end of the domestic season.