TIM Bresnan expects to take a more prominent role as Yorkshire's new vice-captain in limited-overs cricket, rather than the County Championship this year.

Bresnan has recently returned from a successful spell of Big Bash cricket in Perth, helping the Scorchers win their third title in six years.

He was announced as Gary Ballance's official lieutenant while in Australia, describing it as a "massive honour".

The 31-year-old was not expecting the appointment, given that Yorkshire have not had an official vice-captain to Andrew Gale in recent years.

And while he is looking forward to the job, he does not expect things to change too much, particularly in four-day cricket, where Yorkshire are a well-oiled machine.

"Although it is a massive honour to be vice-captain, I think a lot's been made of it because I'll just be doing the same thing I've been doing for the last ten years," said Bresnan.

"We have group that is pretty senior here. As I've said before, we don't really have meetings or things like that. We just say it as it is.

"Everyone knows what they're doing in four-day cricket. Where my job is likely to get bigger is in one-day cricket."

Bresnan impressed with nine wickets in five Big Bash matches for the Scorchers after replacing David Willey as one of their two overseas players midway through the tournament.

And one thing he hopes to help rub off on the Vikings in T20 cricket is role clarity.

"I'd played Big Bash before with Hobart, and it was obviously different going further in the competition," he said. "To eventually win it was very good.

"Just to come in and float in and out with Hobart a few years ago – I think it was four games – was tough.

"So knowing that I had a decent run with the Scorchers was a lot better for me personally. I knew I was going to get five games, and that definitely made it easier.

"I had my role clearly defined and knew exactly what I was going to do early on.

"I was replacing Dave, but they wanted to open the bowling with Mitch Johnson, so they just slotted me into the role he'd be doing early on. It was perfect.

"The boys were on fire, and you enjoy it more when you're winning.

"Being with the Scorchers boys was different to the Hurricanes, and different to Yorkshire as well.

"They are massively successful and quite a senior group compared to other Big Bash teams.

"They know exactly what they're doing, and everyone just gets on with their role. That's the difference – they've got real role clarity.

"That's what I'll try and pass on and bring here to Yorkshire.

"If everyone knows what job they're doing rather than switching around every three or four games, it makes it easier and simpler."