Vaughan left Headingley an hour before stumps

New Zealand were 291-5 when Vaughan got the call to join wife Nichola.

He returned to duty for England on Saturday morning as the third day's play got under way.

He can bat at number four, despite his absence from the field, as match referee Clive Lloyd said his situation was "very exceptional".

Vaughan's exit was delayed by a Headingley steward asking him to slow down as he attempted to speed away from the ground

Marcus Trescothick took over the captaincy after Vaughan left.

New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming, a former Yorkshire colleague of Vaughan's, said: "We all hope it goes well for him, we had no problems with it.

"It was actually the umpires and match referee who looked at it by the book: it is not something you gain an advantage by, we wanted it to be fair and our team wishes him all the best."

New Zealand plundered 60 runs for the loss of one wicket after Vaughan's departure to build on the advantage afforded to them by a 169-run stand by overnight pair Fleming and Michael Papps.

"New Zealand have probably got the upper hand a little bit and the last hour was difficult when we tired," admitted Andrew Flintoff.

"It is a difficult pitch to bowl on, the odd one misbehaved, some bounced, others kept low but on the whole it played well.