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England captain Joe Root reiterates he cannot recall racism at Yorkshire
FirstpostRoot, who said he had exchanged messages with Rafiq since he gave his evidence, insisted again on Monday that he had never heard anything untoward. England captain Joe Root said Monday he stood by his statement that he could not recall witnessing any instances of racism at Yorkshire as English cricket grapples with the fallout from the scandal. Rafiq said he found Root’s denial of ever hearing racist language “hurtful” when he gave harrowing testimony to lawmakers earlier this month concerning abuse he suffered over two spells at the county. “We’ve done a lot of brilliant planning in the last couple of years, about mentally how we can be ready, and what’s going to work on different surfaces and different grounds and having a really good idea of how we’re going to break down their team.” England have lost nine out of their past 10 Tests in Australia but Root said his side had a chance to do “something special” in the upcoming five-Test series, which starts in Brisbane on December 8. “I know exactly what it’s like to be on the wrong side of these series out here and it’s the dream as an England player to play in Australia and win, that is the dream, that is the cherry on top if you like and we feel we’ve got a brilliant opportunity ahead of us.” Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News, India News and Entertainment News here.
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The IndependentRoot wants ‘change and actions’ from Yorkshire
The HinduJoe Root on racism episode: These events have fractured our game, torn lives apart
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