ECB to assess Vaughan
England have not yet ruled captain Michael Vaughan out of the first Test against West Indies at Lord's on May 17.
Yorkshire star Vaughan sustained an undisplaced fracture of his right middle finger after being struck by a delivery from Hampshire's Australian seamer Stuart Clark at the Rose Bowl on Thursday.
"Vaughan will undergo further assessment ahead of the first Test," read a brief statement from the ECB.
Yorkshire physio Scott McAllister told the Yorkshire Post: "My first reaction was that it wasn't a serious problem, but results from the hospital show that he has suffered a fractured finger.
"It's desperately bad luck for Michael after the succession of problems he's had to contend with, and we will be monitoring his progress over the next few days.
"It looks like he might be out for three to four weeks, but it's too early to say with absolute certainty how long he will be out for."
Vaughan recovered from a hamstring problem in time to play for England in their disappointing World Cup campaign, where he once again failed to convince as a one-day batsman.
Prior to that he was sidelined by a string of career-threatening knee injuries.
