Talks about Headingley's future hit the buffers

A meeting on Monday may resolve the differences which have arisen between Yorkshire and the company which owns their ground at Headingley. It was claimed last week that negotiations had broken down, but the club denied this, saying: "As far as Yorkshire are concerned, dialogue [is] still ongoing."

Paul Caddick, the chairman of the Leeds Cricket, Football & Athletic Company, Headingley's current owners, said last week that his company had "done everything to bring this to a conclusion", but that negotiations had stalled "because of the inability of Yorkshire CCC to agree internal arrangements regarding the operation of the cricket ground going forward".

But a statement from Yorkshire countered: "As a result of the news conference called by Leeds CF&A - which Yorkshire knew nothing about - many of the points raised will be considered at a board meeting early next week. The official response from the club will then be available."

Yorkshire have played at Headingley since 1891, and currently have a 999-year lease on the ground.