FORMER Glamorgan fast bowler Simon Jones has revealed his fears for the future of the Welsh county.

The injury-plagued England paceman believes Glamorgan could have financial problems if they fail to continue attracting international cricket to the new Sophia Gardens ground after next year's Ashes match against Australia.

But Glamorgan's chief executive Mike Fatkin hit back, saying contingency plans were already in place should they fail to host Test matches every season.

Jones told the Argus: "Glamorgan have put a lot of resources into staging an Ashes Test match in 2009 but I'm worried that if they don't get to host more Test matches after that then they could be in trouble financially."

Fatkin's reply to Jones' concern was: "We've obviously worked hard to develop the venue to attract the Ashes Test in 2009 but we have been prudent in terms of the assumptions we have made about Test matches allocated in the future.

"We are also working hard on maximising corporate, sponsorship and non-cricket income so that the business isn't therefore dependent on us having Test matches every year."

Jones rejected a new pay-as-you-play' offer for 2008 and walked away from Sophia Gardens after 13 seasons to join Worcestershire this winter.

He believes he started to go stale at Glamorgan and cited his concerns over the direction the club is taking both on and off the field after two seasons of relegation and crushing defeats.

"If I'm honest I was going stale at Glamorgan and after 12 or 13 years at the county change was needed. The ground is being developed yes but I didn't think I was valued enough to stay there."

He went on to say: "There were other options for me but I liked Worcestershire's ideas so I thought it was the best option for me to change county."

Jones was the biggest swinger in town for England three years ago when he perfected the mysterious art of reverse swing bowling against Australia in the epic 2005 Ashes series.

His 15 wickets went a long way towards the home side regaining the Ashes for the first time in nearly two decades but in the ensuing three years he has spent more time on the treatment table than on the field.

Glamorgan's plight has mirrored his own with constant defeats and rock bottom finishes the norm at Sophia Gardens.

And it's a situation Jones believes will not change overnight.

"When you are losing so many games it's hard for the players not to lose their confidence," Jones said.

"It hasn't been easy for Glamorgan to recruit an overseas player so far this year and it's going to take time for the young guys in the side to develop.

"It's a difficult situation but hopefully they can win some games this summer."

Jones was speaking from Australia where he is shooting scenes for a Bollywood film called Victory alongside England stars Dimitri Mascarenhas and Sajid Mahmood.

"I've seen a couple of Bollywood films in India but there's absolutely no chance of me singing and dancing in this one," Jones laughed.

"I'll do my swinging with the ball instead."