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FILE: England's captain Joe Root (L) and Australia's captain Tim Paine shake hands alongside the Ashes trophy during the presentation ceremony on the fourth day of the fifth Ashes cricket Test match between England and Australia at The Oval in London on 15 September 2019. England won the fifth test by 135 runs and drew the series but Australia keeps The Ashes trophy. Picture: AFP

Azeem rafiq

Ashes series engulfed by controversy before a ball is even bowled

By AFP

With the opening Test starting in Brisbane on 8 December, Australia's preparations have been consumed by a text-message scandal while English cricket is facing...

  • A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows former Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq fighting back tears while testifying in front of a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee in London on 16 November 2021 as MPs probe racial harassment at the club. Picture: Handout/PRU/AFP

    Racism target cricketer Rafiq apologises for anti-Semitic messages

    "I am incredibly angry at myself and apologise to the Jewish community," the 30-year-old Pakistan-born Rafiq said in a statement.

    181 days ago
  • A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows former Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq fighting back tears while testifying in front of a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee in London on 16 November 2021 as MPs probe racial harassment at the club. Picture: Handout/PRU/AFP

    Rafiq predicts 'floodgates' will open in cricket racism crisis

    Pakistan-born Rafiq told MPs on the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee how racist language was "constantly" used during his two spells at the county club.

    183 days ago
  • A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows former Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq fighting back tears while testifying in front of a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee in London on 16 November 2021 as MPs probe racial harassment at the club. Picture: Handout/PRU/AFP

    Ex-cricketer Rafiq tells UK lawmakers: 'I lost career to racism'

    Former Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq fought back tears as he told British lawmakers on Tuesday he had lost his career to racism, detailing widespread discrimination within the English game in a compelling testimony.

    183 days ago
  • A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows former Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq fighting back tears while testifying in front of a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee in London on 16 November 2021 as MPs probe racial harassment at the club. Picture: AFP

    Ex-cricketer Azeem Rafiq tells UK lawmakers: 'I lost my career to racism'

    Former Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq fought back tears as he told British lawmakers he had lost his career to racism, detailing widespread discrimination within the English game in compelling testimony.

    183 days ago
  • Picture: 123rf

    Yorkshire cricket chairperson quits in racism row

    The crisis engulfing Yorkshire intensified when the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Thursday they were suspending the club from staging international matches as they branded the club's handling of the Rafiq case 'wholly unacceptable' and the matter 'abhorrent'.

    195 days ago
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