Tim Bresnan has been accused of utilizing a racist remark in direction of Azeem Rafiq’s sister whereas the England and Wales Cricket Board informed a disciplinary panel it’s “more likely than not” three former Yorkshire gamers used racist or discriminatory language.
The public Cricket Discipline Commission listening to into allegations of racism from former Yorkshire participant Rafiq started in London on Wednesday with the instances of England pair Matthew Hoggard and Bresnan and their one-time county teammate John Blain being heard.
The trio all deny a cost of bringing the sport into disrepute and allegations of utilizing racial or discriminatory language.
ECB lawyer Jane Mulcahy KC acknowledged it’s “more likely than not” every of the trio used the racist phrases being alleged – which included “P***” – resulting from a variety of causes, together with the systemic use of racist or discriminatory language throughout that interval at Yorkshire.
During the primary day of proceedings it was alleged Bresnan used a racial slur in opposition to Rafiq’s sister Amna in 2014.
Bresnan, Mulcahy stated, is alleged to have directed the time period “fit P***” and “FP” in direction of Asian ladies, together with Rafiq’s sister Amna at an official Yorkshire media day.
He was additionally alleged to have referred to Rafiq and Asian teammates Adil Rashid, Ajmal Shahzad and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan as “the brothers” and “you lot”.
Bresnan denies the allegations. He stated the time period “brothers” was used however not in a racial or discriminatory context. He detailed his use of the time period “brothers” or “bro” in WhatsApp messages or group chats as a part of his defence.
He additionally insisted he had no recollections of utilizing the phrase “you lot” in a match in opposition to Derbyshire and claimed to have by no means met Amna Rafiq.
But Mulcahy insisted for every alleged cost that “on balance of probability, more likely than not, that he used the phrase and it was racist or discriminatory”.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan, Hoggard, Bresnan, Blain, Andrew Gale and Richard Pyrah all face costs associated to using racially discriminatory language, with Vaughan the one one set to seem in particular person on the listening to.
Yorkshire admitted 4 amended costs and Gary Ballance admitted a cost which meant each weren’t required to take part.
Mulcahy additionally set out the allegations in opposition to former England bowler Hoggard, which included creating and utilizing the time period “Rafa the Kaffir”, repeated use of the phrase “P***”, referring to Rafiq and different gamers as “you lot” and use of the time period “TBM” (token black man) in direction of teammate Ismail Dawood.
Hoggard admitted utilizing the time period “Rafa the Kaffir”, however denied he created it and it was used within the context alleged. He admitted it did breach ECB directive 3.3.
He admitted using the phrase “P***” however denied any racist or discriminatory intent and couldn’t bear in mind precisely on what events this occurred. He additionally denied it breached ECB directive.
While Hoggard additionally admitted utilizing the phrase “you lot”, he denied using it to determine a gaggle of ethnic minority gamers and denied it breached ECB directive 3.3.
Hoggard did admit to utilizing the phrase “TBM” or “token black man” and that it breached directive 3.3 however denied it had any racist or discriminatory intent.
Mulcahy informed the panel “it is obvious that Hoggard has caused prejudice and/or disrepute for cricket and himself” because of the systemic use of racist or discriminatory language at Yorkshire and the very fact he admitted to utilizing the phrase “P***”.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
