Vaughan keeps in the swing

As England's one-day side moves between an endless cycle of matches, it feels a long time since they have played in whites. The man who leads them in Tests, Michael Vaughan, is enjoying a rare break from cricket and this week has been bringing out strokes of a different kind in the Dunhill Links Championship. Mick Dickson, from the Daily Mail, caught up with him after his round and talked about a range of issues from Paul Collingwood's captaincy, Twenty20, and Andrew Flintoff's ankle.

He understands the kind of turmoil Andrew Flintoff is going through as he grapples with the ankle problem that has required three operations.

"I am concerned about Fred," said Vaughan. "I'm not sure I could go through another operation and all the work required afterwards again. It's more tiring than playing."

He will surely be deprived of Flintoff's services in Sri Lanka but looks forward to teaming up again with Collingwood, with whom he has been in regular contact.

Might it not be worth suggesting that, as England captain, his friend stays out of 'inappropriate' South African bars? Vaughan smiles wryly: "I doubt you'll be finding him in that kind of establishment again."