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The idea of eight regional franchises has been floated as the way forward in England, with Yorkshire playing in a combined team with Lancashire and Durham.

However, Regan is far from impressed by that plan, saying: "I don't think Yorkshire and Lancashire would play as a merged side.

"That wouldn't appeal to me, I don't think it would appeal to our fans and it certainly wouldn't appeal to our players.

"I don't want to take Yorkshire into something that involves a new identity and mixing up with other teams. We are Yorkshire County Cricket Club and we want to be part of the solution.

"We have probably got the strongest identity of any of the counties. Yorkshire people are Yorkshire through and through.

"Our identity is very strong. A North team just doesn't have an identity."