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CA chairman says background checks to be carried out for captaincy candidates

Pat Cummins remains the frontrunner to replace Tim Paine as Australia’s next Test captain but Cricket Australia chairman Richard Freudenstein has revealed Steve Smith will be considered for the role, just three years after receiving a captaincy ban for his involvement in the sandpaper incident. It comes as Freudenstein confirmed CA would complete background checks on captaincy candidates to avoid […]

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The Afghan kids who found sanctuary at the home of cricket

From the Taliban to Lord’s: The Afghan kids who fled war-torn Kabul and found sanctuary at the home of cricket – charity initiative represents a more positive side of the game Charity has helped more than 300,000 boys and girls during the past 30 years More than 100 Afghans have taken part in cricket coaching sessions at Lord’s The initiative […]

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Azeem Rafiq sorry for anti-Semitic messages – timeline of cricket racism crisis

The fall out of Yorkshire whistleblower Azeem Rafiq’s explosive and emotional appearance in front of MPs continued on Wednesday. Rafiq aired his full and harrowing allegations in the public arena at a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee hearing on Tuesday. Here, the PA news agency provides a timeline of developments in the Yorkshire racism crisis so far. September […]

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Jack Brooks: Somerset bowler apologises after historic racist tweets emerge

Jack Brooks has apologised for offensive tweets in 2012 Somerset have reprimanded Jack Brooks after an investigation into historic racist tweets. The now 36-year-old sent two tweets in 2012 which contained racist language, while he also called Cheteshwar Pujara ‘Steve’ when they were both at Yorkshire. Somerset insisted they were “embarrassed and devastated that his comments offended people,” with Brooks […]

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