LONDON: Monty Panesar has said the “blacklisting” of Michael Vaughan is a “distortion of natural justice” after the former England captain was dropped from the BBC radio commentary team for the upcoming Ashes series amid an ongoing racism row. English cricket has been rocked by revelations of racism from Pakistan-born former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq. The BBC said were Vaughan to commentate on the five-Test Ashes series, which starts in Brisbane next month, it would represent a “conflict of interest”. Panesar, the first Sikh to represent England, played international cricket under Vaughan and he insisted he had never known any prejudice from his former skipper. The 39-year-old said the BBC and BT had taken the “easy option” by blocking Vaughan from broadcasting on the Ashes.

Source: Libya Today November 27, 2021 06:49 UTC