LONDON: Michael Vaughan‘s “life and livelihood” are at stake within the Yorkshire racism listening to, the previous England captain’s legal professional claimed on Tuesday.
Vaughan is accused by way of the England and Wales Cricket Board of creating a racist remark to Azeem Rafiq and 3 different Yorkshire gamers in 2009.
Former Yorkshire batsman Vaughan has misplaced his position as a tv pundit for the reason that allegations had been made and it was once published on the listening to that his well being and wellbeing had additionally suffered.
Christopher StonerVaughan’s legal professional, advised the Cricket Discipline Commission in London: “This is obviously a matter of significant importance to my client. The shape of his life and livelihood are at stake.
“We merely say the proof does now not make up the price.”
Vaughan is alleged to have told Rafiq, Adil Rashid, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and Ajmal Shahzad: “There’s too a lot of you a large number, we want to have a phrase about that.”
Stoner accused the ECB of backtracking due to a discrepancy concerning the second half of the comment, as Rafiq also recalled it was: “We want to do something positive about it.”
ecb lawyer Jane Mulcahy admitted: “It’s just a little messy, I see that.”
But she reiterated that the key words “you lot” is what the disciplinary panel should focus on.
Vaughan, who attended the hearing on Friday, maintains he has no recollection of making the comment.
His lawyer cited what he called “the frailties of human recollection” of an incident that took place almost 14 years ago.
“Mr Rafiq says he has a transparent recollection, however now not of the precise phrases,” Stoner said.
“He mentioned it made him really feel in poor health and indignant however he did not talk about it for 11 years.
“We say it’s inherently improbable he would not have spoken about it to someone.”
Vaughan’s 32-page ultimate written submission mentioned: “As this hearing closes, now some 5,006 days after the words were alleged to have been spoken, the burden of proving that the words were said, which is so plainly on the ECB, has simply not been discharged.”
The fee additionally heard proof with regards to fees in opposition to former Yorkshire head trainer Andrew Gale and the county’s ex-bowling trainer Richard Pyrah,
Gale and Pyrah, who didn’t attend the listening to, deny the use of racist and/or discriminatory language.
The listening to is scheduled to proceed in non-public on Wednesday and Thursday.
Vaughan is accused by way of the England and Wales Cricket Board of creating a racist remark to Azeem Rafiq and 3 different Yorkshire gamers in 2009.
Former Yorkshire batsman Vaughan has misplaced his position as a tv pundit for the reason that allegations had been made and it was once published on the listening to that his well being and wellbeing had additionally suffered.
Christopher StonerVaughan’s legal professional, advised the Cricket Discipline Commission in London: “This is obviously a matter of significant importance to my client. The shape of his life and livelihood are at stake.
“We merely say the proof does now not make up the price.”
Vaughan is alleged to have told Rafiq, Adil Rashid, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and Ajmal Shahzad: “There’s too a lot of you a large number, we want to have a phrase about that.”
Stoner accused the ECB of backtracking due to a discrepancy concerning the second half of the comment, as Rafiq also recalled it was: “We want to do something positive about it.”
ecb lawyer Jane Mulcahy admitted: “It’s just a little messy, I see that.”
But she reiterated that the key words “you lot” is what the disciplinary panel should focus on.
Vaughan, who attended the hearing on Friday, maintains he has no recollection of making the comment.
His lawyer cited what he called “the frailties of human recollection” of an incident that took place almost 14 years ago.
“Mr Rafiq says he has a transparent recollection, however now not of the precise phrases,” Stoner said.
“He mentioned it made him really feel in poor health and indignant however he did not talk about it for 11 years.
“We say it’s inherently improbable he would not have spoken about it to someone.”
Vaughan’s 32-page ultimate written submission mentioned: “As this hearing closes, now some 5,006 days after the words were alleged to have been spoken, the burden of proving that the words were said, which is so plainly on the ECB, has simply not been discharged.”
The fee additionally heard proof with regards to fees in opposition to former Yorkshire head trainer Andrew Gale and the county’s ex-bowling trainer Richard Pyrah,
Gale and Pyrah, who didn’t attend the listening to, deny the use of racist and/or discriminatory language.
The listening to is scheduled to proceed in non-public on Wednesday and Thursday.