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I see Yorkshire CCC are still acting disgracefully over the Azeem Rafiq report, still acting as if there is a way they can bury what has gone on over the years :( The truth will come out, be nice to see the ECB get off their arses and do something about it mind!

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/...re-delay-publication-of-racism-report-1273989

Edit: I guess they may be trying to get the test match done next week before the report is released, that reflect s even worse on them and probably the likely contents of the report
 

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I see Yorkshire CCC are still acting disgracefully over the Azeem Rafiq report, still acting as if there is a way they can bury what has gone on over the years :( The truth will come out, be nice to see the ECB get off their arses and do something about it mind!

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/...re-delay-publication-of-racism-report-1273989

Edit: I guess they may be trying to get the test match done next week before the report is released, that reflect s even worse on them and probably the likely contents of the report

Maybe we'll get some comments from the 2 Yorkshire air horns Boycott and Vaughan. They seem to have something to say about everything. :unsure:

I won't hold my breath.
 

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Malan. There you are.

I'm not disagreeing with what your saying but he also averages over 55 in first class cricket since 2019. Logically the next cab off the rank.

That said, i think he bats at 4 or 5 for Yorkshire and we seem to have no openers and number 3's succeeding in county cricket.
 

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I'm not disagreeing with what your saying but he also averages over 55 in first class cricket since 2019. Logically the next cab off the rank.

hes played a grand total of 6 inns in red ball cricket in 2 years, if thats the next logical cab off the rank then boy are we in trouble going forward (there again i think we all know that!)
 

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100%, but at least he's played some :ROFLMAO:. The lack of red ball cricket played by all our "best batsmen" is woeful. No wonder its starting to show us up.

The first class game needs prioritising.
 

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Durham are playing in a one day final right now against Glamorgan. On a Thursday, at Trent Bridge ??.

It should be on a Saturday at Lord's but it looks like the ECB have binned it off for not being sexy enough. Hugely disappointing.
 

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Apropos of nothing but former Somerset all-rounder and current Notts all-rounder Peter Trego teed it up at the Europro Tour event in Northern Ireland this week. Unfortunately he missed the cut by some distance. But fair play to him for getting to the standard to make the tour in the first place.
 

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Durham are playing in a one day final right now against Glamorgan. On a Thursday, at Trent Bridge ??.

It should be on a Saturday at Lord's but it looks like the ECB have binned it off for not being sexy enough. Hugely disappointing.


1/4 finals at the weekend, semi finals mon/tue, final at trent bridge on a thursday, not even subtle their attempt to kill it

no doubt theyll be using the low attendance as a reason when next seasons schedule is formulated
 
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Durham are playing in a one day final right now against Glamorgan. On a Thursday, at Trent Bridge ??.

It should be on a Saturday at Lord's but it looks like the ECB have binned it off for not being sexy enough. Hugely disappointing.
It’s a disgrace that the main ODI cup has been dismissed with such disdain because of the manufactured franchise smack
 

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I'm not disagreeing with what your saying but he also averages over 55 in first class cricket since 2019. Logically the next cab off the rank.

That said, i think he bats at 4 or 5 for Yorkshire and we seem to have no openers and number 3's succeeding in county cricket.

I might dust my gear off as I was an opener
 

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It's exactly what I would expect :(


thats the really sad part isnt it, no one is in the slightest bit surprised :(

the terminology in the statement is so wrong in so many places, the report still isnt being published (to the point Azeem Rafiq hasnt seen it himself!) the guilty parties still run Yorkshire CCC and others are still suffering in the same way, meanwhile the ECB presses on with destroying county cricket and thinking it can just sweep it under the very very large carpet. almost like they follow someone elses template on how to run things................. (yes thats political, fragger me :) )
 

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thats the really sad part isnt it, no one is in the slightest bit surprised :(

the terminology in the statement is so wrong in so many places, the report still isnt being published (to the point Azeem Rafiq hasnt seen it himself!) the guilty parties still run Yorkshire CCC and others are still suffering in the same way, meanwhile the ECB presses on with destroying county cricket and thinking it can just sweep it under the very very large carpet. almost like they follow someone elses template on how to run things................. (yes thats political, fragger me :) )

They had an opportunity to hold their hands up and come out of this really well. Instead, the way the findings have remained secret, the choice of words, they are just digging a deeper hole. Rafiq has basically said they are a bunch of racist incompetent morons and they have done nothing to disprove him.
 
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