Cricket-Vaughan returns to BBC cricket coverage for Ashes, Ireland test

FILE PHOTO: Horse Racing - Cheltenham Festival - Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, Britain - March 14, 2023 Former cricketer Michael Vaughan is pictured at the Cheltenham Festival REUTERS/Paul Childs/File Photo

(Reuters) - Former England captain Michael Vaughan will be part of the BBC's cricket coverage for the Ashes series and England's one-off test match against Ireland in June, the broadcaster said on Friday.

Vaughan, 48, stepped down from commentary duties last June after his former Yorkshire team mate Azeem Rafiq alleged he had used racist language during their time at the cricket club.