England captain Michael Vaughan announced details of his 2005 Yorkshire benefit at Headingley yesterday and revealed that one of the main attractions would be a Twenty-20 floodlit match on the Test ground between his own star-studded International XI and a Yorkshire XI.

The clash, sponsored by Asda, is expected to be a sell-out on Wednesday, August 31, and Vaughan said that West Indies captain Brian Lara, New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming, and South Africa captain Graeme Smith had all agreed to play.

"I will also be bringing a lot of England players because I don't intend to come to Headingley with a poor team and get beaten," said Vaughan. "Yorkshire will be in for a real game that night."

Yorkshire chief executive Colin Graves is the benefit committee chairman and Vaughan said he had decided the proceeds would be shared between himself, his chosen charities and the Yorkshire club.

All of Vaughan's benefit events will be organised for him, leaving him free to concentrate on his cricket next year, when he will be leading England in their fight to regain the Ashes.

"The Ashes are certainly the biggest thing next year and I think they will be something very special for us all," said Vaughan.

"It is very important that the England team which I take to South Africa shortly tries to regain its momentum so that we can continue our sequence of seven Test wins on the trot.

"If we win in South Africa it will boost our confidence ahead of the Ashes series.

"South Africa will be well prepared with a lot of experienced players and I expect it to be our toughest series over the past couple of years."

England leave for Namibia next Monday before arriving in Zimbabwe on November 24 for the controversial one-day series.

"I am going to Zimbabwe to lead the team but I am not particularly looking forward to it," confessed Vaughan.

"What I am looking forward to is three months of cricket with some fantastic places to visit."

Asked about Bradford North MP Terry Rooney's allegations of racism within Yorkshire CCC, Vaughan said: "I have never seen any sort of racism in the club in the 15 years I have been there. I think MPs can speak out but some of the things they say are not justified."

Vaughan re-affirmed his allegiance to Yorkshire cricket and said that he had no intention of moving to another county once his England days are over.

"When the time comes I will enjoy playing for them again very much," he said.

His benefit will be launched with a dinner in the Lord's pavilion on March 3 and other events include a Manchester United dinner at Old Trafford on March 20 and a Headingley dinner on July 5.