He then revealed he had telephoned Vaughan this week for a clear-the-air chat, because he was angry at the remarks. Vaughan, however, was on the front foot again while rain wiped out the first session of Day Two in Leeds — wondering on the BBC's Test Match Special whether Broad's press-conference response was wise, and hinting too that England's strike bowler may believe he is above criticism.

"You have to be careful in sport that comments can come back to bite you," said Vaughan. "I got the sense last night it was 'You can't criticise me. I'm Stuart Broad and I've been in the team for a long time.'" England, Vaughan points out, have yet to consolidate their fine start to the Test. "You have got to be careful when you choose a time to come out and attack like Stuart did last night. They [England] haven't won this Test match yet. The comments last night were geared as though they had won the game," he added.

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