Hampshire chairman Rod Bransgrove has insisted that Simon Jones is not needed at the Rose Bowl.

Manager Paul Terry has admitted that the signing of Jones is a "possibility".

And Bransgrove has admitted Hampshire have requested to speak to Jones, which the former England seamer's county Glamorgan have granted.

But Hampshire invest £250,000 a year in their academy and not want to restrict the development of home-grown seamers like David Griffiths and James Tomlinson.

Bransgrove said: "We wrote a 28-day letter to request to speak to Simon Jones, which was sent off in the event he would be a free agent at the end of the season.

"We did it automatically in line with keeping an eye on high-quality seamers. We also sent a letter to Leicestershire over Stuart Broad.

"However, all we have received back is communication from Jones' agent saying any discussions must be done through him.

"I was not even aware Glamorgan had got back to us either way.

"But I don't know if it's anything we now would want to pursue.

"Our bowlers are doing pretty well at the moment and David Griffiths and James Tomlinson are good young players coming through who we feel can make an impact in the first team.

"We have some very good potential players, who some would argue are not being given enough opportunity at the moment.

"We don't need to bring players in as well. There seems little point in running a thriving youth set-up if we are not giving them the chance.

"There has been no discussion with Simon Jones and whether Paul Terry still wants to go down that route remains to be seen.

"We believe in our home-grown players."

Jones's ECB contract expires at the end of the season.