Derek Bickerstaff, a knee specialist at Sheffield's Thornbury Hospital, was to assess Vaughan and fast bowler Simon Jones on Wednesday.

Asked about speculation that Vaughan's career could be ruined, Bickerstaff said: "I personally would be very surprised if that was the case.

"From initial reports there is nothing which particularly worries me."

Vaughan is struggling with a recurrence of a problem in his right knee, which required surgery in December.

Jones twisted his left knee in practice before the first Test in Nagpur.

Bickerstaff has worked with both players before, having performed the surgery on Vaughan's knee last year and helped Jones after a horrendous right knee injury in Australia in 2002.

Of Vaughan's latest injury, Bickerstaff said: "It is always the type of problem which can flare up. It is disappointing it has flared up again but some of the features are a bit different.

"Unfortunately, it is an area which does not heal itself so it is more of an issue of managing the problem.

"I would be surprised if he needed more surgery but it is almost impossible to say when he will be back."