{"id":16751,"date":"2023-03-02T17:36:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T17:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/02\/yorkshire-racism-hearing-rafiq-claims-vaughan-tried-to-discredit-me-live\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T17:36:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T17:36:42","slug":"yorkshire-racism-hearing-rafiq-claims-vaughan-tried-to-discredit-me-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/02\/yorkshire-racism-hearing-rafiq-claims-vaughan-tried-to-discredit-me-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Yorkshire racism hearing: Rafiq claims Vaughan \u2018tried to discredit me\u2019 \u2013 live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"liveblog-body\"><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><gu-island name=\"KeyEventsCarousel\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;keyEvents&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6400dcaa8f08aa11751d2d3e&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stoner asks whether he agrees that it is difficult to recall details&lt;\/strong&gt; of events that happened years ago. \u201cIt depends how much it matters to you,\u201d Rafiq replies. \u201cSat here, it matters. And it has mattered. And over the last three years the way it has been used to more or less destroy my life, so it does matter.\u201d&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;90afa067-b7d6-46ed-b4ad-95fb49e8be69&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Stoner points out he [Rafiq] didn\u2019t raise the alleged Vaughan incident for 11 years. \u201cI raised it when I had enough courage to raise it,\u201d replies Rafiq.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;152e7462-28e8-4d84-81b5-2b12fee92241&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1677778090000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;12.28\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1677778189000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;12.29\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1677778128000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;12.28\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;12.28&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Rafiq: I went public on Vaughan comments 'when I had enough courage'&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Thu 2 Mar 2023 12.36 EST&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Thu 2 Mar 2023 06.15 EST&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6400cd728f08112894f39308&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rafiq is asked if he discussed the Vaughan incident&lt;\/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;with Adil Rashid&lt;\/strong&gt; after Rafiq spoke out. He says no.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;961245b0-dde7-4301-b273-335aefea99de&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Stoner refers Rafiq to a transcript of his interview with Squire Patton Boggs, from which certain lines are pointed out. One such line is that saying Rashid had a \u201cmemory failure\u201d.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;4047a639-51d4-4398-8fa1-d8e6a9a2abb7&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Rafiq says this comment was not specific to the allegation of Vaughan, adding it was a \u201cvery general comment\u201d.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;0041b44d-e6d0-4816-9f86-909d7e1af991&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Stoner points out that the comment was made under discussions referring to Vaughan. Rafiq does not agree with this, pointing out it was an eight-hour interview in which he had talked about everything.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;3bb33a70-b139-4137-bce9-44c5fc9337aa&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Rafiq is now detailing the breakdown in trust between him and &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/michael-vaughan\\&quot; data-component=\\&quot;auto-linked-tag\\&quot;&gt;Michael Vaughan&lt;\/a&gt;, after they had met to discuss the allegations and Vaughan said \u2018sorry\u2019 in November 2021. Rafiq makes it clear he believes this was a \u2018non-apology.\u2019&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;5aa733c4-77ed-4e5e-8662-9ba86da0caf4&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;\u201cMichael headed off to Australia and his general chat around all this was relayed back to me,\u201d says Rafiq. \u201cIt made a real dent to what my hope was. I felt like I was being played and I wasn\u2019t sure I should continue to be played really.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;7a0b1774-bad5-4f16-b863-edeb63ef22d9&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;\u201cI got a call from colleagues of his about his general attempts to discredit me while he was in Australia,\u201d adds Rafiq. \u201cWith my trust as low as it had been I didn\u2019t want to go through any more.\u201d&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;2782aba9-347c-4c5f-84bc-564d1a5b6651&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1677774194000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;11.23\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1677776207000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;11.56\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1677774290000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;11.24\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;11.24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Rafiq: Vaughan 'attempted to discredit me' after 'non-apology'&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Thu 2 Mar 2023 12.36 EST&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Thu 2 Mar 2023 06.15 EST&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6400c1f28f08aa11751d2b61&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u201cLet\u2019s move onto what others have said,\u201d&lt;\/strong&gt; says Stoner, Vaughan\u2019s KC. Mr Shahzad in his interview [with the ECB] said that he didn\u2019t hear the words to &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/michael-vaughan\\&quot; data-component=\\&quot;auto-linked-tag\\&quot;&gt;Michael Vaughan&lt;\/a&gt; which you allege. He also says the \u201csenior guys were really good to me and looked after me.\u201d I just wanted to put that to you in the context of you saying it was loud enough to be heard by all Yorkshire players \u2026\u201d&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;79d9f681-ca15-415a-b2c5-17599e5afd9e&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;\u201cEveryone can have whatever memory they have,\u201d replies Rafiq. \u201cIt wouldn\u2019t be right for me to comment on why Ajmal wouldn\u2019t remember it. It\u2019s perfectly reasonable.\u201d&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;a160bf63-b9a0-4704-8bde-51cc665632e6&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;You did specifically say that all four Asian players heard it, counters Stoner. \u201cAs I said, I only discussed it with Adil,\u201d Rafiq replies. \u201cIn my view as we dispersed it was loud and clear for everyone to hear.\u201d&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;a0866cd8-0981-4048-8e16-b1e825718b76&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1677771250000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;10.34\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1677771709000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;10.41\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1677771310000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;10.35\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;10.35&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Rafiq: Vaughan's comments were 'loud and clear for everyone to hear'&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Thu 2 Mar 2023 12.36 EST&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Thu 2 Mar 2023 06.15 EST&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6400b5e28f08aa11751d2af2&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We are back for the afternoon session at the CDC.&lt;\/strong&gt; &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/azeem-rafiq\\&quot; data-component=\\&quot;auto-linked-tag\\&quot;&gt;Azeem Rafiq&lt;\/a&gt; is about to give evidence. 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He appeared distressed and indicated to me he was being pressured to corroborate allegations of racism then being made, even though he did not want to. He said to me, more than once, that he could not remember the particular comment he was being asked to say he witnessed, not anything racist being said in his presence.\u201d &lt;em&gt;He said to me he had told Mr Rafiq: \u201cNo matter how many times you tell me I heard it Azeem, I cannot remember hearing it.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;828bd728-97d0-4043-8018-3dba7cb9ef53&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Stoner now speaks to Rashid. That is what you said to Mrs Neto at Yorkshire isn\u2019t it, repeating the bit in italics.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;19b8f2b1-d9f0-4aca-b152-77d615ba6aae&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;\u201cNo it is not. I don\u2019t remember saying it.\u201d&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;64c4344f-4a21-43de-bf76-64af2af8569c&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;This is what you were asked by Mr Rafiq to recall. \u201cNo, I was not asked. Me and Mr Rafiq have not spoken about this comment.\u201d&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;ab467efe-43d2-4612-8438-465210841790&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Again Rashid denies suffering a memory loss.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;d786a333-eaf8-449a-8dec-bcae88225de2&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1677760474000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;07.34\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1677778601000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;12.36\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1677760524000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;07.35\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;07.35&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Rashid denies being pressured to back up Rafiq&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Thu 2 Mar 2023 12.36 EST&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Thu 2 Mar 2023 06.15 EST&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;640091c08f08112894f38fd9&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A small comical moment as the chair introduces Adil Rashid&lt;\/strong&gt; \u2026 and England\u2019s Rob Key appears instead. However he soon gives way to Adil Rashid, who is giving evidence via videolink from Bangladesh.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;258fbe4c-2712-400c-89ca-7fd0c17046dc&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Azeem Rafiq\u2019s KC, Jane Mulcahy, begins by showing him his first witness statement. Is it true, she asks. \u201cYes,\u201d is the one word reply.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;83836a9c-c1cc-4bc9-afb6-5032195b1b7e&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;She then shows him a second statement dated 8 February 2023. Is that reply statement true to the best of your belief. \u201cYes\u201d.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;d8731a85-62bd-41be-a646-17855e62f926&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Now, Mr Stoner KC, is going to ask Rashid some questions.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;393bec82-a0e7-460e-b87e-18b56fe80457&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1677758912000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;07.08\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1677759888000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;07.24\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1677758932000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;07.08\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;07.08&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Adil Rashid gives evidence&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Thu 2 Mar 2023 12.36 EST&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Thu 2 Mar 2023 06.15 EST&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;640089cd8f08e6fa0007c168&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We are underway.&lt;\/strong&gt; And in a change to the schedule, it is the &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/michael-vaughan\\&quot; data-component=\\&quot;auto-linked-tag\\&quot;&gt;Michael Vaughan&lt;\/a&gt; case that is up first on day two. Jane Mulcahy is currently setting out the ECB\u2019s case, that Vaughan said: \u201cthere\u2019s too many of you lot, we need to have a word about that\u201d or alternatively \u201cthere\u2019s too many of you lot\u201d to four Asian players at Yorkshire County Cricket club in 2009 and has caused \u201cprejudice or disrepute to cricket.\u201d As she points out, Vaughan denies the charges.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;a7799cb8-96a1-4007-8245-c50b69ba9c22&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1677756877000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.34\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1677756909000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.35\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1677756909000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.35\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;06.35&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Michael Vaughan's case up first&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Thu 2 Mar 2023 12.36 EST&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Thu 2 Mar 2023 06.15 EST&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;640086148f08112894f38f32&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;The CDC has already heard the ECB\u2019s case against three players on day one of the hearing.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;df78159b-64a5-41c4-b90c-ea99781ecf09&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;The former England seamer Tim Bresnan was accused of three charges that the ECB considers racist and\/or discriminatory, including using the phrase \u201cFit Paki and\/or FP\u201d regularly, including to Rafiq\u2019s sister Amna. Bresnan denies that charge and says he was not being discriminatory when he called Yorkshire\u2019s Asian players \u201cthe brothers\u201d and \u201cyou lot\u201d on occasions.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;fff7d656-0267-4846-a07e-2afa2802e1ad&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Another former England cricketer, Matthew Hoggard, was alleged by the ECB to have said\u201cYou Pakis are all the same\u201d and \u201cyou lot sit over there\u201d when referring to Rafiq and other Asian players in the &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/yorkshire\\&quot;&gt;Yorkshire&lt;\/a&gt; squad in 2008. The ECB also claims the bowler was being discriminatory when he referred to Rafiq as \u201cRafa the Kaffir\u201d \u2013 a South African insult \u2013 during the 2008 season.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;4db4e786-b528-4058-b29b-22de3a3b9924&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Hoggard has admitted to using the P-word and \u201cToken Black Man\u201d but denied any racist or discriminatory intent. He also says he used the phrase \u201cRafa the Kaffir\u201d to denote a person of Muslim faith who did not practise to strict conformity rather than its more abusive South African context.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;7f9237f6-af58-4f6d-8e35-68aeb86ef500&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;A third former Yorkshire player, John Blain, was also alleged by Rafiq to have \u201cused the word \u2018Paki\u2019 a lot and it was normalised language for him\u201d and the panel was told that others had also heard him use it. Blain has denied ever using the word but was alleged by the ECB to have told another player that using the P-word was \u201csimilar to calling Australians \u2018Aussies\u2019\u201d.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;a6b79562-5983-49e8-bb06-99e25f58a1d6&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Jane Mulcahy KC, the ECB\u2019s counsel, said the widespread use of the P-word showed evidence of \u201ca prevailing atmosphere at Yorkshire County &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/cricket\\&quot;&gt;Cricket&lt;\/a&gt; Club at the relevant time in which this word was commonly used\u201d.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;64b415ff-ca20-4f61-a29b-b1c6da6f074a&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;\u201cThis is consistent with Yorkshire\u2019s admission that it failed adequately to address systemic use of racist or discriminatory language over a prolonged period,\u201d she added.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;5cd2bfaf-517a-4c23-acbd-e5f9274e8838&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;It is expected that we will hear the ECB\u2019s cases against Andrew Gale and Rich Pyrah first, which should not take long, before we move onto Vaughan.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;df824712-de5f-4b28-bad9-2ebc07aea75d&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1677755924000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.18\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1677756081000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.21\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1677756081000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.21\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;06.21&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Day one recap&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Thu 2 Mar 2023 12.36 EST&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Thu 2 Mar 2023 06.15 EST&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;640083858f08e6fa0007c11e&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;The second day of the Cricket Disciplinary Commission hearing into allegations of racism in Yorkshire cricket is due to reconvene shortly, after a nearly two-hour delay due to legal arguments behind the scenes. However it promises to be an explosive day given that three of the key witnesses, Azeem Rafiq, &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/michael-vaughan\\&quot; data-component=\\&quot;auto-linked-tag\\&quot;&gt;Michael Vaughan&lt;\/a&gt; and Adil Rashid are all due to given evidence.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;dff18d18-8ccd-460a-a3c5-769e6c8d871c&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;It was Rafiq who first made public allegations of racism in &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/yorkshire\\&quot; data-component=\\&quot;auto-linked-tag\\&quot;&gt;Yorkshire&lt;\/a&gt; cricket in 2020, which led to seven players and staff and Yorkshire being charged by the ECB of bringing the game into disrepute.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;884cb8b5-8368-462b-990b-763d162796d1&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;One player, Gary Ballance, has admitted to wrongdoing and therefore is not required to attend this hearing, while Yorkshire have also admitted guilt in the way it handled alleged racism directed at Rafiq during two spells at the club between 2008 and 2014 and 2016 and 2018.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;580683d6-eeff-4706-868e-a0ffe8187f96&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Five others Tim Bresnan, Matthew Hoggard, John Blain, Tim Bresnan, Andrew Gale and Richard Pyrah have declined to participate as they believe they will not get a fair hearing but their cases are being heard in their absence. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;However Vaughan, the former England captain, has agreed to attend in person - with the CDC due to examine claims by Rafiq that Vaughan said to the team\u2019s Asian players that there were \u201ctoo many of you lot, we need to do something about it\u201d &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/2021\/nov\/27\/michael-vaughan-azeem-rafiq-yorkshire-cricket-racism-allegations\\&quot; title=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;before a Yorkshire match in 2009&lt;\/a&gt;. Vaughan strenuously denies the allegation.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;a4396b92-9e94-4509-b32f-dc0c70c2aac7&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1677755735000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.15\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1677755731000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.15\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1677755735000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;06.15\u00a0EST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;06.15&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Preamble&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Thu 2 Mar 2023 12.36 EST&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Thu 2 Mar 2023 06.15 EST&quot;}],&quot;filterKeyEvents&quot;:false,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:2,&quot;design&quot;:10},&quot;id&quot;:&quot;key-events-carousel-mobile&quot;}\"><span id=\"key-events-carousel-mobile\"\/><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><\/p>\n<p>Key events<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/gu-island><gu-island name=\"FilterKeyEventsToggle\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;filterKeyEvents&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;filter-toggle-mobile&quot;}\"><span id=\"filter-toggle-mobile\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-7qqxv\"><label id=\"src-component-36286_description\" data-component=\"filter-key-events\" data-link-name=\"filter-key-events-on\" class=\"dcr-1y0318b\"><button id=\"src-component-36286\" role=\"switch\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"src-component-36286_description\" class=\"dcr-1ek8ihj\"\/>Show key events only<\/p>\n<p><span>Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/label><\/div>\n<p><\/gu-island><\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"block-6400dcaa8f08aa11751d2d3e\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-e6uddv\">Rafiq: I went public on Vaughan comments &#8216;when I had enough courage&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Stoner asks whether he agrees that it is difficult to recall details<\/strong> of events that happened years ago. \u201cIt depends how much it matters to you,\u201d Rafiq replies. \u201cSat here, it matters. And it has mattered. And over the last three years the way it has been used to more or less destroy my life, so it does matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Stoner points out he [Rafiq] didn\u2019t raise the alleged Vaughan incident for 11 years. \u201cI raised it when I had enough courage to raise it,\u201d replies Rafiq.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2023-03-02T17:29:49.000Z\" title=\"Last updated Thursday, 2 March 2023 at 17:29 Coordinated Universal Time\">Updated at 12.29\u00a0EST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6400db058f08aa11751d2d2b\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>We are back, with Stoner continuing to cross-examine Rafiq<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">\u201cYou categorically deny that you have leaked documents in this case,\u201d Stoner begins. \u201cWere you told about the charges by the ECB before they were published?\u201d \u201cI honestly don\u2019t know to be honest,\u201d replies Rafiq<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Were you told of the details of the charges before they were published, Stoner asks? \u201cAgain I can\u2019t recall when it was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Are you aware the details were made public by Mr Dobell before Mr Vaughan was charged? \u201cI saw the article when everyone else did, I was at a public meeting when it came out,\u201d replies Rafiq.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Rafiq confirms he speaks to the journalist George Dobell a lot. \u201cGenerally we speak on the phone\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">He is then asked whether any messages were sent between each other about the Vaughan case. Rafiq says he did a search but nothing was found.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6400d7b48f08e6fa0007c5dd\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Rafiq is talking about how he believes he was scapegoated<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/yorkshire\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yorkshire<\/a> even early in his career. The former player, who was born in Pakistan before moving to the UK as a child, tells the hearing he \u201cwas questioned about whether I should be in the country and whether I was an illegal immigrant\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">\u201cIt caused press intrusion and I missed some crucial cricket for my development,\u201d he adds. He says he disagrees that Yorkshire has accepted responsibility since.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">With the clock ticking past 5pm, Stoner says he is still about 20-25 minutes away from finishing his cross-examination. The chair suggests a five minute break with a view to finishing around 5.30pm.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6400cd728f08112894f39308\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-e6uddv\">Rafiq: Vaughan &#8216;attempted to discredit me&#8217; after &#8216;non-apology&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Rafiq is asked if he discussed the Vaughan incident<\/strong> <strong>with Adil Rashid<\/strong> after Rafiq spoke out. He says no.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Stoner refers Rafiq to a transcript of his interview with Squire Patton Boggs, from which certain lines are pointed out. One such line is that saying Rashid had a \u201cmemory failure\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Rafiq says this comment was not specific to the allegation of Vaughan, adding it was a \u201cvery general comment\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Stoner points out that the comment was made under discussions referring to Vaughan. Rafiq does not agree with this, pointing out it was an eight-hour interview in which he had talked about everything.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Rafiq is now detailing the breakdown in trust between him and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/michael-vaughan\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Vaughan<\/a>, after they had met to discuss the allegations and Vaughan said \u2018sorry\u2019 in November 2021. Rafiq makes it clear he believes this was a \u2018non-apology.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">\u201cMichael headed off to Australia and his general chat around all this was relayed back to me,\u201d says Rafiq. \u201cIt made a real dent to what my hope was. I felt like I was being played and I wasn\u2019t sure I should continue to be played really.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">\u201cI got a call from colleagues of his about his general attempts to discredit me while he was in Australia,\u201d adds Rafiq. \u201cWith my trust as low as it had been I didn\u2019t want to go through any more.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2023-03-02T16:56:47.000Z\" title=\"Last updated Thursday, 2 March 2023 at 16:56 Coordinated Universal Time\">Updated at 11.56\u00a0EST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6400cb348f08e6fa0007c503\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Stoner asks Rafiq: \u201cDid you threaten at any stage to report Mr Rashid?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">\u201cWhat do you mean by that,\u201d he replies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Stoner doesn\u2019t go into the specifics, but asks again whether he has threatened to report Rashid to the ECB? \u201cI haven\u2019t threatened to report anyone,\u201d responds Rafiq.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6400ca478f08e6fa0007c4f4\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Stoner suggests to Rafiq<\/strong> that he needed Rashid to back up his claims about Vaughan to win his employment tribunal case. \u201cAnd those proceedings were about financial compensence, weren\u2019t they?<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">\u201cI disagree,\u201d says Rafiq. \u201cThat was settled in 2021 and I am still here and still fighting and continually put through the mill. If it was just a financial thing I could have stopped.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Stoner: \u201cYou are here now because of the actions of the ECB, not your own actions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Rafiq: \u201cI don\u2019t agree with that. I am fighting to be heard and what the game has put people through.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6400c9d48f08e6fa0007c4eb\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Rafiq is asked if he knows Liz Neto of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/yorkshire\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yorkshire<\/a> cricket<\/strong>. He confirms he does. Stoner then reads her statement to the ECB.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">She says: \u201cWhen the media furore was at its zenith, Mr Rashid phoned me on more than one occasion. He appeared distressed and indicated to me he was being pressured to corroborate allegations of racism then being made, even though he did not want to. He said to me, more than once, that he could not remember the particular comment he was being asked to say he witnessed, not anything racist being said in his presence.\u201d <em>He said to me he had told Mr Rafiq: \u201cNo matter how many times you tell me I heard it Azeem, I cannot remember hearing it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">That is accurate, Stoner claims. Rafiq says he \u201ccompletely disagrees.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6400c8908f08aa11751d2bed\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>We are back<\/strong> after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/azeem-rafiq\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azeem Rafiq<\/a> is given a 15-minute break. The cross-examination continues \u2026<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6400c1f28f08aa11751d2b61\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-e6uddv\">Rafiq: Vaughan&#8217;s comments were &#8216;loud and clear for everyone to hear&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>\u201cLet\u2019s move onto what others have said,\u201d<\/strong> says Stoner, Vaughan\u2019s KC. Mr Shahzad in his interview [with the ECB] said that he didn\u2019t hear the words to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/michael-vaughan\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Vaughan<\/a> which you allege. He also says the \u201csenior guys were really good to me and looked after me.\u201d I just wanted to put that to you in the context of you saying it was loud enough to be heard by all Yorkshire players \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">\u201cEveryone can have whatever memory they have,\u201d replies Rafiq. \u201cIt wouldn\u2019t be right for me to comment on why Ajmal wouldn\u2019t remember it. It\u2019s perfectly reasonable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">You did specifically say that all four Asian players heard it, counters Stoner. \u201cAs I said, I only discussed it with Adil,\u201d Rafiq replies. \u201cIn my view as we dispersed it was loud and clear for everyone to hear.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2023-03-02T15:41:49.000Z\" title=\"Last updated Thursday, 2 March 2023 at 15:41 Coordinated Universal Time\">Updated at 10.41\u00a0EST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6400bfb78f08aa11751d2b41\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Rafiq is then shown footage of the start of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/yorkshire\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yorkshire<\/a> v Nottingham match<\/strong> in 2009 where, Stoner suggests, it seems that the Pakistani player Rana Naved-ul-Hasan is walking in a different direction from the huddle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt looks like he has gone to the right on the screen,\u201d agrees Rafiq. \u201cBut the statement happened as we dispersed the huddle which we can\u2019t see on TV.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The video is stopped on a frame where Rashid and Bresnan are smiling at each other. Would you agree there is nothing on that video clip that would suggest that something untoward has been said, adds Stoner.<\/p>\n<p>Rafiq replies: \u201cI\u2019ve been very clear from the offset that it didn\u2019t feel like it was done in a malicious way.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6400bd808f08aa11751d2b3c\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Stoner then points out another inconsistency in Rafiq\u2019s initial statement<\/strong> to the investigators Squire Patton Boggs during the early claims of racism at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/yorkshire\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yorkshire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">In that statement Rafiq claims that Vaughan said \u201cthere\u2019s too many of you lot, we need to do something about it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Stoner points out this is different wording from the allegation that Vaughan said \u201cthere\u2019s too many of you lot, we need to have a word about that\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Rafiq says there is a \u201cclear mistake\u201d in that statement and that he takes \u201cfull responsibility\u201d for it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Rafiq adds he wants to make it \u201cvery clear\u201d that Vaughan did say the \u201cthere\u2019s too many of you lot\u201d phrase and that was the \u201cdiscriminatory\u201d part of the comment.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6400bce28f08112894f39220\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Next Stoner pulls up a statement from Matthew Wood, the player development manager at the PCA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wood says he was present at a meeting in 2020 with Rafiq and others, in which he says Rafiq was \u201cgetting things off his chest\u201d. Wood says Rafiq\u2019s complaint appeared to be that others were getting preferential treatment above him and there was no reference to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/michael-vaughan\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Vaughan<\/a>. Indeed, he claims that he knew nothing about Vaughan\u2019s allegations until they hit the media.<\/p>\n<p>Rafiq says in reply that the meeting was \u201cvery much about what was affecting me and a chain of events leading me to feel the way I was and how certain members of the playing and coaching staff were being racist\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Stoner then goes through some mistakes in Rafiq\u2019s first witness statements, including the erroneous claim that the four Asian players in that Yorkshire team in 2009 had never played together again.<\/p>\n<p>What you have said has varied, hasn\u2019t it Mr Rafiq, Stoner then asks. \u201cThere have been quite a few mistakes with various statements but with what Michael said it is consistent \u2026 it is very clear on the \u2018too many of you lot\u2019 which is the part that is discriminatory.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6400b74f8f08aa11751d2b0f\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Stoner then moves to asking about Rafiq\u2019s article in Wisden in 2020 <\/strong>that referenced the \u201ctoo many you\u201d comment but didn\u2019t mention that the player was allegedly Vaughan. Stoner asks: did you discuss the incident at any time before that day? \u201cNo, it had come up with Adil and it might have come up with my agent as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Rafiq confirms he didn\u2019t speak to anyone at the time, however. \u201cIt made me angry at the time, and it does today,\u201d he says. \u201cHe was a hero of mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">\u201cA hero of yours says something like that, and you don\u2019t discuss it with a friend \u2013 \u2018did you hear that?\u2019\u201d responds Stoner. \u201cI was a young player making my way in the game, so I didn\u2019t want to speak up. As a person of colour you fear the consequences,\u201d Rafiq replies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Stoner: You didn\u2019t share what was said with a person of colour on that day? \u201cYou have two choices. Try to be a professional cricketer or say something and bear the consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6400b6008f08aa11751d2af3\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Christoper Stoner, KC for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/michael-vaughan\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Vaughan<\/a>,<\/strong> begins his testimony by asking him the same questions he asked Adil Rashid. Rafiq displays a better recollection than his former Yorkshire team-mate, remembering that Nottinghamshire won and that it was a day game.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2023-03-02T14:55:20.000Z\" title=\"Last updated Thursday, 2 March 2023 at 14:55 Coordinated Universal Time\">Updated at 09.55\u00a0EST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6400b5e28f08aa11751d2af2\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-e6uddv\">Rafiq begins to give evidence<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>We are back for the afternoon session at the CDC.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/azeem-rafiq\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azeem Rafiq<\/a> is about to give evidence. His KC, Jane Mulcahy, starts by asking him to confirm that his witness statement is true to the best of his knowledge. \u201cYes it is,\u201d he replies.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2023-03-02T14:43:40.000Z\" title=\"Last updated Thursday, 2 March 2023 at 14:43 Coordinated Universal Time\">Updated at 09.43\u00a0EST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6400a9b58f08112894f39125\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Stoner now turns to a bit of Rashid\u2019s second statement<\/strong> given last month. It relates to Shahzad\u2019s fears that the shared business interest with Rafiq in a fish and chip shop, from October 2021 to October 2022, may have led Rashid to feel pressured by Azeem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Again Rashid denies this.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">We are now onto the topic of WhatsApp messages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">\u201cThere is not one single WhatsApp matter relating to the matter involving Mr Vaughan?\u201d asks Stoner. \u201cNope,\u201d replies Rashid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Am I right in thinking there is not one single WhatsApp message to Mr Dobell? \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Rashid is asked whether he went back and checked. \u201cYeah, there was nothing there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Stoner reminds Rashid that he changed his phone in October 2022, and is now shown a solicitors\u2019 statement which it is said: \u201cMr Rashid believes that some but not all his WhatsApp messages are backed up. He deletes some messages and these are not kept.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Is it possible you may have deleted messages relating to Mr Vaughan. \u201cI delete a lot of messages in my time, from my wife, my father,\u201d he responds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>And with that Rashid finishes his evidence.<\/strong><\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6400a9898f08aa11751d2a4e\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>We are back again<\/strong>, with Stoner returning to the pressure that Rashid may have been put under to support Rafiq. \u201cI was asking you about pressure,\u201d he says, showing him again part of Mr Rafiq\u2019s interview with Squire Patton Boggs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Stoner shows him a statement where Rafiq says: \u201cI just hope there is no lies, that\u2019s all I have said to someone like Adil. I\u2019ve said, as long as you don\u2019t lie, I can live with it if you don\u2019t want to sit on the fence, but ultimately if you lie then it\u2019s going to become a really uncomfortable position for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Were you pressured, Stoner asks Rashid? \u201cNo, no. As I have said before, I wasn\u2019t pressured by Azeem.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-6400a1ae8f08e6fa0007c2d9\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Rashid is then asked<\/strong> about his conversations with personal development manager Matthew Wood of the PCA during the height of the racism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">\u201cI called Azeem by phone and asked him whether there was any racism that he had experienced or witnessed in his career,\u201d says Wood. \u201c I told him that this was a confidential discussion and a safe space for him. Adil said that he hadn\u2019t seen or experienced any racism during his time in cricket and that he wasn\u2019t able to contribute in that respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">\u201cI cannot recall the conversation because we speak to so many people,\u201d replies Rashid, who adds he can\u2019t recall speaking those words to Wood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Stoner then asks whether Rashid discussed the allegations against Vaughan with Wood. \u201cI did not speak to him about this,\u201d he replies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Not for the first time, Rashid looks uncomfortable and we take a 15-minute break.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2023-03-02T13:30:05.000Z\" title=\"Last updated Thursday, 2 March 2023 at 13:30 Coordinated Universal Time\">Updated at 08.30\u00a0EST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-64009fe28f08e6fa0007c2b5\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Mr Stoner now moves to a statement<\/strong> given by another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/yorkshire\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yorkshire<\/a> player at the time, Ajmal Shahzad. He begins to read from it. \u201cI spoke to Rashid in December when I was at Yorkshire coaching and he was very uncomfortable with where this was going,\u201d the statement says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">\u201cAt some point he [Rafiq] was capable of you know, using something that he knew about him personally, against him,\u201d adds the Shahzad statement. \u201cAnd then I remember him saying that and I was saying \u2018Look Rash, how much does he know about you? What you doing?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Mr Shahzad\u2019s statement adds there was a \u201cbit of blackmailing involved about something\u201d, I think Adil is being pressured. So I think there are a lot of things that you guys may not be aware of that is happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">You say that you don\u2019t know what Mr Shahzad is referring to? \u201cThat is correct\u201d.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2023-03-02T13:14:38.000Z\" title=\"Last updated Thursday, 2 March 2023 at 13:14 Coordinated Universal Time\">Updated at 08.14\u00a0EST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-64009e508f08112894f39088\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Stoner continues to question Rashid about what he remembers<\/strong> being said in 2009.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">\u201cHere and now, what were the words you say were used in 2009?\u201d Stoner asks. \u201cThere are too many of you lot, we need to do something about it,\u201d replies Rafiq.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Because just so you are aware, that is not what is alleged, replies Stoner, pointing out the words were actually: \u201cThere is too many of you lot, we need to <em>have a word<\/em> about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">\u201cThis is the reality isn\u2019t it Mr Rashid,\u201d continues Mr Stoner. \u201cYou have no clear recollection of what was said on June 22, 2009. \u201cI have a very clear recollection,\u201d he replies<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-64009d588f08112894f3907c\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Mr Stoner shows Rashid an exclusive piece<\/strong> by George Dobell from the Cricketer in 2021 \u2013 the one where Rashid gives a statement backing Rafiq\u2019s recollections about what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/michael-vaughan\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Vaughan<\/a> said in 2009.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">How did that statement come to be drafted? \u201cBy speaking to George Dobell,\u201d replies Rashid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Was that statement drafted for you? \u201cWhat do you mean for me?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Did you write down those words? \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Did Mr Rafiq tell you that you had to make that statement? \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">\u201cYou wrote them down, so how did you get them to Mr Dobell?\u201d asks Stoner. \u201cMe and George spoke and it was like, \u2018let\u2019s get those words out there\u2019. It was as simple as that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Did you see a draft? \u201cI must have gone through this a few times and sent it over to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">It is odd wording to say you can confirm you can recollect the recollection, suggests Stoner. \u201cThe statement is very simple to read, I reckon,\u201d replies Rashid.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-640099178f08e6fa0007c259\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Stoner is continuing his cross-examination of Adil Rashid.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Rashid is now shown a statement from Rafiq about the Vaughan incident in 2009. Rafiq is quoted as saying: \u201cI have discussed this incident with Adil and he remembers it as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">\u201cSo it was wrong to say you had never discussed the incident with Mr Rafiq?\u201d asks Stoner KC. \u201cNo,\u201d replies Rashid, saying he was confused about the question.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Stoner apologies, before asking: \u201cAs regards to Mrs Neto, It was right you had various phone calls with her?\u201d \u201cYes\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">And it was around the time the racism allegations went public? \u201cYes, around that time,\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Is your evidence that you did not say to Mrs Neto, what she has alleged, or you can\u2019t remember saying it? \u201cI did not say what she has alleged. I think she is confused about that situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-640097da8f08e6fa0007c250\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-e6uddv\">Rashid denies being pressured to back up Rafiq<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Rashid is shown another statement from Liz Nater<\/strong>, who was involved in HR at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/yorkshire\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yorkshire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Stoner quotes from the statement made by Nater.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">She says: \u201cWhen the media furore was at its zenith, Mr Rashid phoned me on more than one occasion. He appeared distressed and indicated to me he was being pressured to corroborate allegations of racism then being made, even though he did not want to. He said to me, more than once, that he could not remember the particular comment he was being asked to say he witnessed, not anything racist being said in his presence.\u201d <em>He said to me he had told Mr Rafiq: \u201cNo matter how many times you tell me I heard it Azeem, I cannot remember hearing it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Stoner now speaks to Rashid. That is what you said to Mrs Neto at Yorkshire isn\u2019t it, repeating the bit in italics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">\u201cNo it is not. I don\u2019t remember saying it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">This is what you were asked by Mr Rafiq to recall. \u201cNo, I was not asked. Me and Mr Rafiq have not spoken about this comment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Again Rashid denies suffering a memory loss.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2023-03-02T17:36:41.000Z\" title=\"Last updated Thursday, 2 March 2023 at 17:36 Coordinated Universal Time\">Updated at 12.36\u00a0EST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-640096748f08112894f39021\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Stoner then shows Rashid a transcript<\/strong> of a meeting between Rafiq and Squire, Patton, Boggs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Stoner points out that in the transcript that Rafiq says that \u201cI\u2019ve not been in touch with Ajmal. Adil I\u2019m obviously in regular touch with. He\u2019s had a memory failure. He\u2019s had a loss of memory, god bless him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Did you have a memory failure, Rashid is asked? \u201cNo that is not correct.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-640094548f08e6fa0007c21e\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>The panel is played a video of Sky TV\u2019s coverage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/yorkshire\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yorkshire<\/a> players<\/strong> in a huddle on the day of their match against Nottinghamshire just moments before the incident was said to have taken place. They are smiling and chatting, but we can\u2019t hear their words as David Gower is talking on commentary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">\u201cAt the end of that clip you were joking with Tim Bresnan and you grab his arm,\u201d says Stoner. There is no suggestion that you have been offended in any way? \u201cNo\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Where was Mr Rafiq when Mr Vaughan, you say, said the words he said? \u201cGenerally when you go out of the huddle you are close together,\u201d replies Rashid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Left or right? \u201cI can\u2019t remember\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">He asks where the other players were in the huddle and Rashid says he can\u2019t remember.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Stoner points out the Sky TV cameras cut away to the pitch, so we can\u2019t see what happened next. But when were the words said by Vaughan? \u201cAs soon as the huddle broke off, and the players went to their places, that\u2019s when the words were said,\u201d says Rashid.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-640092f08f08112894f38fea\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Vaughan\u2019s KC continues:<\/strong> \u201cYou say that what Mr Vaughan said that day was a poor attempt at banter,\u201d says Stoner. \u201cThat\u2019s correct,\u201d replies Rashid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">You also state in your witness statement that Mr Vaughan is not racist. \u201cThat is correct,\u201d he replies, adding that it was a bad joke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">There are a lot of jokes and banter exchanged between players. Do you remember any other players that day? \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Why recall that one? \u201cIt stuck in my head at that time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Were you offended? \u201cI was not offended.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-640092198f08e6fa0007c1fe\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Mr Stoner starts by taking Rashid back to the day in 2009<\/strong>, when the incident is said to have taken place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Was it a day or night game? \u201cI can\u2019t recall that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">What was the result? \u201cI can\u2019t remember.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Do you remember how many wickets you took? \u201cZero\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Do you remember what the weather was like that day? \u201cNo\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">How did you get to the game? \u201cI must have driven\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-640091c08f08112894f38fd9\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-e6uddv\">Adil Rashid gives evidence<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>A small comical moment as the chair introduces Adil Rashid<\/strong> \u2026 and England\u2019s Rob Key appears instead. However he soon gives way to Adil Rashid, who is giving evidence via videolink from Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Azeem Rafiq\u2019s KC, Jane Mulcahy, begins by showing him his first witness statement. Is it true, she asks. \u201cYes,\u201d is the one word reply.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">She then shows him a second statement dated 8 February 2023. Is that reply statement true to the best of your belief. \u201cYes\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Now, Mr Stoner KC, is going to ask Rashid some questions.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2023-03-02T12:24:48.000Z\" title=\"Last updated Thursday, 2 March 2023 at 12:24 Coordinated Universal Time\">Updated at 07.24\u00a0EST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"block-640090e08f08aa11751d28e0\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>My thanks to the Times\u2019 Lizzy Ammon, who captured a bit from Stoner\u2019s opening statement that I missed<\/strong>. As she points out, he also posed to the panel the question about why, given that Rashid said the \u201cyou lot\u201d phrase was used so loudly that the rest of the team would be able to hear it, only three of the other players were spoken to and of them only one had the \u201cyou lot\u201d allegation put to them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Stoner also added that Vaughan was \u201cdisturbed\u201d as to why he has been \u201csingled out\u201d after it is alleged he used the term on only one occasion. Stoner makes clear that Vaughan is clear racism has no place in the game of cricket or in wider society \u2013 and that he is clear he did not use the words alleged.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-64008f2c8f08e6fa0007c1a9\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Short break.<\/strong> And with that we have another interval of a few minutes \u2026<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-64008eb68f08e6fa0007c199\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Stoner is continuing to outline Vaughan\u2019s case <\/strong>\u2026 He says that the Sky TV cameras at the match, where Vaughan was said to have said those words, did not pick up anything. He points out that Vaughan\u2019s autobiography, published months after the match took place, references it to say he was proud that so many Asian players were playing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/yorkshire\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yorkshire<\/a> and it was a sign of the future.<\/p>\n<p>Stoner adds that they will also argue that there are problems with Adil Rashid\u2019s evidence, given he only gave it 15 months after Rafiq\u2019s allegation was made \u2013 and says that there is a \u201creal issue\u201d that pressure was put on Rashid to back Rafiq.<\/p>\n<p>Vaughan\u2019s KC also says that another Yorkshire player who backs Rafiq, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, recollected the wrong words and has not engaged in the disciplinary process.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Stoner says another Asian player, Ajmal Shahzad, had told the ECB that \u201cMr Vaughan was definitely not that way inclined\u201d when it came to racism or discrimination but Vaughan\u2019s camp were not originally given that evidence.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-64008bbf8f08112894f38f5d\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>Christopher Stoner KC, counsel for Michael Vaughan<\/strong>, is now giving his opening statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">\u201cThe charge against Mr Vaughan is denied. When he first heard Mr Rafiq\u2019s allegation he simply had no idea it was related to him. In fact, he contacted Nick Hoult of the Telegraph and suggested he speak to Mr Rafiq about his story [to find out who it was].<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">\u201cUnsurprisingly given the passage of time, 22 June 2009 but he is clear that the words that are unacceptable and Mr Vaughan is adamant he would not have used them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Stoner says that his legal team will challenge Rafiq\u2019s recollection, especially given it was 13 years ago. He then quotes research about faulty memories causing \u201cdramatic changes in recollection\u201d &#8211; and says there could be a \u201cfailure of source memory\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">\u201cThere is no doubt that the burden of proof is on the ECB,\u201d adds Stoner. \u201cThe more serious the allegation \u2026 the stronger the evidence before the panel that it occurred on the balance of probabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-640089cd8f08e6fa0007c168\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-e6uddv\">Michael Vaughan&#8217;s case up first<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\"><strong>We are underway.<\/strong> And in a change to the schedule, it is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/michael-vaughan\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Vaughan<\/a> case that is up first on day two. Jane Mulcahy is currently setting out the ECB\u2019s case, that Vaughan said: \u201cthere\u2019s too many of you lot, we need to have a word about that\u201d or alternatively \u201cthere\u2019s too many of you lot\u201d to four Asian players at Yorkshire County Cricket club in 2009 and has caused \u201cprejudice or disrepute to cricket.\u201d As she points out, Vaughan denies the charges.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-640086148f08112894f38f32\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-e6uddv\">Day one recap<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">The CDC has already heard the ECB\u2019s case against three players on day one of the hearing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">The former England seamer Tim Bresnan was accused of three charges that the ECB considers racist and\/or discriminatory, including using the phrase \u201cFit Paki and\/or FP\u201d regularly, including to Rafiq\u2019s sister Amna. Bresnan denies that charge and says he was not being discriminatory when he called Yorkshire\u2019s Asian players \u201cthe brothers\u201d and \u201cyou lot\u201d on occasions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Another former England cricketer, Matthew Hoggard, was alleged by the ECB to have said\u201cYou Pakis are all the same\u201d and \u201cyou lot sit over there\u201d when referring to Rafiq and other Asian players in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/yorkshire\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yorkshire<\/a> squad in 2008. The ECB also claims the bowler was being discriminatory when he referred to Rafiq as \u201cRafa the Kaffir\u201d \u2013 a South African insult \u2013 during the 2008 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Hoggard has admitted to using the P-word and \u201cToken Black Man\u201d but denied any racist or discriminatory intent. He also says he used the phrase \u201cRafa the Kaffir\u201d to denote a person of Muslim faith who did not practise to strict conformity rather than its more abusive South African context.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">A third former Yorkshire player, John Blain, was also alleged by Rafiq to have \u201cused the word \u2018Paki\u2019 a lot and it was normalised language for him\u201d and the panel was told that others had also heard him use it. Blain has denied ever using the word but was alleged by the ECB to have told another player that using the P-word was \u201csimilar to calling Australians \u2018Aussies\u2019\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Jane Mulcahy KC, the ECB\u2019s counsel, said the widespread use of the P-word showed evidence of \u201ca prevailing atmosphere at Yorkshire County <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/cricket\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cricket<\/a> Club at the relevant time in which this word was commonly used\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">\u201cThis is consistent with Yorkshire\u2019s admission that it failed adequately to address systemic use of racist or discriminatory language over a prolonged period,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">It is expected that we will hear the ECB\u2019s cases against Andrew Gale and Rich Pyrah first, which should not take long, before we move onto Vaughan.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<article id=\"block-640083858f08e6fa0007c11e\" class=\"block dcr-2s4ysr\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-e6uddv\">Preamble<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">The second day of the Cricket Disciplinary Commission hearing into allegations of racism in Yorkshire cricket is due to reconvene shortly, after a nearly two-hour delay due to legal arguments behind the scenes. However it promises to be an explosive day given that three of the key witnesses, Azeem Rafiq, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/michael-vaughan\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Vaughan<\/a> and Adil Rashid are all due to given evidence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">It was Rafiq who first made public allegations of racism in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/yorkshire\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yorkshire<\/a> cricket in 2020, which led to seven players and staff and Yorkshire being charged by the ECB of bringing the game into disrepute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">One player, Gary Ballance, has admitted to wrongdoing and therefore is not required to attend this hearing, while Yorkshire have also admitted guilt in the way it handled alleged racism directed at Rafiq during two spells at the club between 2008 and 2014 and 2016 and 2018.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1rmlzqn\">Five others Tim Bresnan, Matthew Hoggard, John Blain, Tim Bresnan, Andrew Gale and Richard Pyrah have declined to participate as they believe they will not get a fair hearing but their cases are being heard in their absence. <\/p>\n<p>However Vaughan, the former England captain, has agreed to attend in person &#8211; with the CDC due to examine claims by Rafiq that Vaughan said to the team\u2019s Asian players that there were \u201ctoo many of you lot, we need to do something about it\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/2021\/nov\/27\/michael-vaughan-azeem-rafiq-yorkshire-cricket-racism-allegations\" title=\"\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">before a Yorkshire match in 2009<\/a>. Vaughan strenuously denies the allegation.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"\/><\/article>\n<p><gu-island name=\"LiveBlogEpic\" props=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;sport&quot;,&quot;shouldHideReaderRevenue&quot;:false,&quot;tags&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;sport\/yorkshire&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;Keyword&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Yorkshire&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;sport\/michael-vaughan&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;Keyword&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Michael Vaughan&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;sport\/azeem-rafiq&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;Keyword&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Azeem Rafiq&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;sport\/cricket&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;Keyword&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Cricket&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;world\/race&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;Keyword&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Race&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;sport\/sport&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;Keyword&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sport&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;type\/article&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;Type&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Article&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;tone\/minutebyminute&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;Tone&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Minute by minute&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;tone\/news&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;Tone&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;News&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;profile\/seaningle&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;Contributor&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sean Ingle&quot;,&quot;twitterHandle&quot;:&quot;seaningle&quot;,&quot;bylineImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/static\/sys-images\/Guardian\/Pix\/pictures\/2014\/4\/17\/1397749339678\/SeanIngle.jpg?width=300&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=a50b267cf3f7b70895de0e478d03228a&quot;,&quot;bylineLargeImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/uploads\/2017\/10\/09\/Sean-Ingle,-L.png?width=300&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=45028f2ec91468730be3059a54e1d11a&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;tracking\/commissioningdesk\/uk-sport&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;Tracking&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;UK Sport&quot;}],&quot;isPaidContent&quot;:false,&quot;contributionsServiceUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/contributions.guardianapis.com&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;sport\/live\/2023\/mar\/02\/yorkshire-racism-hearing-vaughan-rashid-and-rafeeq-due-to-give-evidence-live&quot;,&quot;keywordIds&quot;:&quot;sport\/yorkshire,sport\/michael-vaughan,sport\/azeem-rafiq,sport\/cricket,world\/race,sport\/sport&quot;}\" clientonly=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/live\/2023\/mar\/02\/yorkshire-racism-hearing-vaughan-rashid-and-rafeeq-due-to-give-evidence-live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Rafiq: I went public on Vaughan comments &#8216;when I had enough courage&#8217; Stoner asks whether he agrees that it is difficult to recall details of events that happened years ago. \u201cIt depends how much it matters to you,\u201d Rafiq replies. \u201cSat [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6803],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-16751","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16751\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}