Michael Vaughan is TORN on his return to the BBC despite being found not guilty of using racist language towards Azeem Rafiq… with the 2005 Ashes-winning captain being dropped by the broadcaster in June.
- BBC wants Michael Vaughan back after sidelining him in June
- Vaughan had always denied saying ‘there are too many of you’ to Azeem Rafiq.
- EXCLUSIVE: Tim Bresnan to appeal ECB verdict after being found guilty
Michael Vaughan is unsure if he will return to the Test Match Special stand for this summer’s Ashes after he was found not guilty on Friday of using racist language towards Azeem Rafiq.
The BBC wants him back, but the 2005 Ashes-winning captain, 48, has no contract with the corporation, having retired when his role was revealed last June.
He had always denied saying ‘there are too many of you, we have to do something about it’ to Rafiq and three other Yorkshire players of Asian descent before a game in 2009.
He was acquitted yesterday, and in a statement issued shortly before the verdict was published, Vaughan criticized the ECB’s disciplinary process as “inappropriate, inadequate and overdue.”
He added: “There are no winners in this process and there are better ways for cricket to move forward.”
Michael Vaughan was found not guilty of using racist language towards Azeem Rafiq on Friday
Vaughan denied saying ‘there are too many of you, we have to do something about it’ to Rafiq and three other Yorkshire players of Asian descent in 2009.
Vaughan has yet to decide if he will return to the BBC for the biggest series of all, which begins against Australia on June 16 in Edgbaston.
Five other former Yorkshire players were found guilty yesterday of using racist language, including former England bowler Tim Bresnan, who plans to appeal the verdict.