Michael Vaughan

Michael Vaughan is cleared "on balance of probabilities" of using racist language towards former Yorkshire team-mate Azeem Rafiq.

The proceedings were delayed until this year after "a number of the respondents" appealed against the decision to hold them in public, but those appeals were all dismissed. ECB lawyer Jane Mulcahy KC argued the tweets showed it was "inherently probable" Vaughan made the alleged comment. He denied the allegations. "Given the nature of these cases, they have taken a clear toll on everyone involved. Cricket needs to understand the extent of its problems and address them. Michael is not currently under contract with the BBC, although we have remained in touch with him throughout the process. It's time to reflect, learn and implement change." "At times, this process has brought me to the brink of falling out of love with cricket. He added: "I have never wanted to do anything that runs contrary to genuine efforts to clean up the game of cricket. I hope that for them and for cricket, an inclusive healing process can now begin." All parties have 14 days to appeal against the CDC's decisions. It was not."

Former England captain Vaughan was alleged to have referred to a group of four Yorkshire players of Asian ethnicity as “you lot” in June 2009, but a Cricket ...

“Given the nature of these cases, they have taken a clear toll on everyone involved. All five were found to have used the term “P***”. None of the five appeared at a public hearing into this case held earlier in March after they withdrew from the process. “It was only around 11am today when I had the radio on I realised how big news it was. I thought, ‘Oh no, what if it had gone the other way?’ I would have been done.” Anyone with kids knows they don’t give much away, but I know how hard it has been for them and the children of all those involved.

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I would like to thank the CDC panel and all those involved in working on these important proceedings. Our focus remains on achieving a reasonable sanction, and we will make representations in due course to the CDC panel. "Given the nature of these cases, they have taken a clear toll on everyone involved. As a club, we needed to accept and take accountability for the cultural issues which allowed racist and discriminatory behaviour to go unchallenged. "It has been both difficult and upsetting to hear about the painful experiences which Azeem has described over the past three years. This resolved the club's liability, and we did not attend the CDC hearings in early March. "At times, this process has brought me to the brink of falling out of love with cricket. Despite being criticised by the ECB for not accusing others of lying, I remain of the view that no good can come of that approach. This comes in addition to the other reports, panels and inquiries that found I and others suffered racial harassment and bullying while at Yorkshire. Cricket needs to understand the extent of its problems and address them. Most importantly for me, if there is going to be any good out of it, we've got to really take stock, reflect, learn and the game has got to get better. This is not a case which necessitated a conclusion from the panel that anyone has lied or acted out of malice.

The Cricket Discipline Commission published its conclusion on Friday following claims by another former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq that Vaughan had used ...

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The 48-year-old cricketer has been accused of racist and derogatory comments by the England and Wales Cricket Board. The comments were allegedly directed ...

It's time to reflect, learn and implement change." Hopefully, the structures of the game can now be rebuilt and institutionalised racism ended for good. "I won't address here the toll that it has taken on me and my family, but I have no doubt that it has also been incredibly stressful for all of the others concerned. "I have never wanted to do anything that runs contrary to genuine efforts to clean up the game of cricket. He then called the proceedings an "inappropriate, inadequate, and backwards step", adding: "There are no winners in this process and there are better ways - there have to be better ways - for cricket to move forward positively and effectively. "The outcome of these CDC proceedings must not be allowed to detract from the core message that there can be no place for racism in the game of cricket, or in society generally.

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“If a person has a tendency to make racist comments, they have a tendency to make racist comments,” she said. “It’s like a Question of Sport, this,” he said. He did say, however, to having amended the wording of Vaughan’s alleged comments, having originally claimed his teammate said: “There’s too many of you lot, we need to do something about it.” “But in our submission it was sent on holiday by the ECB. Furthermore, Stoner noted that Vaughan had also been aware of a cameraman videotaping the team moments before his alleged comments. However Vaughan’s high-powered legal team still decided to make it a cornerstone of his defence, which ended on Friday with the case against him not being proved.