England are set to play their first tour match, in Jamaica, on Monday as they begin their bid to win a Test series in the Caribbean for the first time since 1968.

However, the question of whether they will tour Zimbabwe later this year remains unresolved.

But the issue will be up for discussion at next month's Interna-tional Cricket Council (ICC) board meeting in New Zealand.

David Morgan, chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), will argue the case for a postponement of the October tour on political grounds in protest at the regime of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe at a two-day meeting in Auckland on March 9 and 10.

And Vaughan believes it is administrators, rather than his largely inexperienced side, who should have the final say on whether the tour goes ahead as planned.

"The ECB will be making decisions. We have got a young team and there is no way young players should be involved in any decisions revolving around a political situation," Vaughan told BBC Radio 5 Live in an interview.

"Hopefully they will make the decision and we can just concentrate on the cricket. We are trying to get our preparation spot-on for the first Test starting on Thursday week in Jamaica and there will be no mention of Zimbabwe."

England's World Cup campaign last year was blighted by confusion over whether or not they would play a match in the Zimbabwe capital, Harare.

After months of deliberation, they pulled out on the eve of the match citing security fears.

It was a decision which cost England World Cup points and money and saw them lose friends among the rest of the international cricket community as well as souring relationships between their own players and administrators.

"I think we all agree that in the World Cup last year it wasn't dealt with in a great manner both from the management and players side," said Vaughan. "That is not going to happen again," he insisted.