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ah ah ah. hello, i'm michelle. carry in for me. okay. and you're in the stream accusations of racism and england, yorkshire county cricket club are sparking a wider conversation about how minorities are treated in the sport. the day we ask is english cricket racist. and if you're watching us on you to please join the discussion, leave your thoughts on our live comments section and you too will be in the stream . the recent investigation found that former yorkshire county cricket club member as amer fake,

was routinely subjected to racial abuse. and harassment or speak says he also felt like an outsider and that the abuse got so bad. he contemplated taking his own life . here's what he told sky news in september 2020. the thing that hurts me more than anything else. his people saw it happen privately. a lot of people said is wrong. but when it came to it, no one, no one person i to stood up against these powerful people. and so what you're doing is wrong. so the yorkshire case is exposed and many say as an ugly truth, the despite a diverse fan base, english cricket is too white and does not reflect a changing united kingdom. joining us from the u. k. to discuss this, we have alex tutor, he's a former england cricketer and current coach it can bolton also london based sports corresponded an author li wellings and lastly sod city. he's an editor with the pat

passion dot that welcome to everyone. so this discussion is not an abstract discussion, as you can see there. and this is a very personal discussion for a lot of people i'm really painful. so having said that, i want to go to you 1st alex, what is your reaction to seeing um, how much pain he was in describing what he'd been through? yeah. so disappointed, i'm so proud that he stood up. as you said, you know, he would have felt a low on the pressure a little bit. people would have said stuff to him, do it, go against them. and luckily he had enough in himself to say enough is enough. and he stood up and been trying to god he got back by a writer called ga bells. we picked up the story and ram with it. and it gave it some some credence because, you know, we had

a following in the backing and international news. people started to listen and then it, as we know, the story quickly came forward, but he went for a tory time. he came forward years before and it fell on deaf ears and you know, people had told him to, you know, just to sort of suck it up, get on with it. and that's just wrong. and we all where we all today. and another said, we all where we all today because, you know, sponsors thought to pull away from yorkshire and they started to get it in the pocket. and that's when they started to take this really, really seriously. but it should never got for that thought. can you tell me what the journey must have been like for him to finally say something publicly? because as a, as a person of color. i know, you know, we absorb a lot of things, macro aggressions, mike or aggressions, that we just kind of roll with the punches. but how bad do you think it must have been for him to, to go public?

it must have been very, very difficult for him because at 1st he probably sought, am i doing the right thing? and then there will be all the issues regarding retribution is future. what people believe in all was it, i'm sorry. and all those things were actually going through his mind as either there was self doubts as well. at some point he did think was he doing the right thing? but i think i am his faith helped him. the support that he got from members of the public or the ration cricketers. and as alex said, they're members of the the major as well. that was absolutely crucial. but i think there was no surprise in what as it is, that seems allegations were i think a lot of people are actually surprised with what has come out, but this has been going on for decades in english cricket. this isn't something new, this isn't to be surprised about. it's it's, it's been going on for a very long time. it's been brushed under the carpet. nothing has been done about

it. people have said that we will people of sector at clubs after. yeah, we'll look into it, we'll, we'll take this forward, but nothing was done as i say, it was brought from the carpet for decades. and i think then those in the corridors of power in english, cricket probably thought that this would be another case where it would be. bushnell carpet, lenient, the people who are genuinely surprised. are they willfully ignorant? i don't think anybody should be surprised by what we've seen here. i think what for the charges about it is the battle as alex was saying, that as a murphy has faced actually bringing this to the public. i imagine all those years where he said he dreaded going to work every single day. he contemplated suicide. he's a young man and he's career. where is his career? he's cricketing careers in touch. he's got so much talent. and this was someone who was

a captain of england youth i and the point that we'll get into here is that this is you. she is now very explicitly in the spotlight. and clearly there's been wrong doing. i'm clearly the way that handled this has been appalling and that sure, sure, and there will be a massive focused on your i people will try to get to the bottom of what happened to story cli, what they do now. and of course, crucially what they do in the future. okay. so not just, you know, check it so much more than that. it's other cricket counties. it's other people. it's, but it's other people in society and that's what, what you sure of reflected that. absolutely. and we are gonna definitely broaden it out beyond yorkshire, but we're not like your straw to her just yet. before we do that, i actually want to play. i'm a little bit of what they're, they're newly installed leader had to say, let's listen to that. i think as a receipt for his bravery in speaking out as even as

a whistle blower and should be pres, search, and it should never have been put through this. and i'd like to apologize to him. we're sorry for what you and your family expedients on the way in which we handle this. what happened to you must never happen again to anyone. while some strides have been made in the air, the racism across the world is false. this episode highlights a huge amount of work still needs to be done. is it clear the need for urgent and science make change starting from with it and i'm determined to leave this close to that to a more positive future. ok. that all sounds and looks great right bed that the y c c also said that some of what i as emer fake experienced was well some

of it was harassment and bullying. they actually said some of that wishes, friendly banter between players and that there really weren't going to be any consequences for anybody. i'm someone who actually follows us on twitter. i think put this very well. friendly banter is only friendly banter if everyone agrees it, it is. and it's very clear that we're fake. did not think that there was anything funny or friendly about this alex, your reaction to how the club is has handled this mission. as lee said, it's been, i don't know where you should have been for the last 2 years, 18 months, especially offered a joint floyd incident. people just had enough and for them to have the internal investigation and then the site, you know, at the end of it, it's just friendly banter. was just unacceptable. what are you telling the next

generation of asian kids and you should try to get through the group teams and into the, into the so you to play professionally. you know that it's open season, but if anyone says any finish, just going to be fine for you. know, my worry is that, you know, the people at the top, you know, these are high powered people. these are people who have big businesses, stuff like for don't have this internal investigation. and then to come up with a solution that is just really bad. so we're going to push it under the carpet. no one's really going to challenge us. and then for it to come out was just for me, was just brain dead for me and they paying for it. now when they pay for it in the pocket where they are getting hurt because sponsors are pulled out and they only got serious one. sponsors started to take away their money and that's how you hurt people in this day and age size. i am alex reference. you know, what kind of message says the center kids an and cricket is an extremely popular sport for it, for people at south asian backgrounds,

30 percent of recreational cricket players across england and wales, half south asian background. only 4 percent of professional cricketers are british asian. why is that? what is the disconnect? well there's a few issues there. i mean 1st and foremost it's see a lot patel they're speaking very openly and honestly and a person of a cricket club as well. i think that's a airbag issue. so there's a lack of coaches of ethnic i know is within english get tickets. there's a lack of people from ethnic minorities within the boardrooms running these clubs and in positions of power. well, i mean that's something that needs looking as well, isn't cricket is africa being cooked as in england are disillusioned with cricket. they, they see themselves as talented cricketers. they see themselves as good enough.

they are sometimes better than the peers. sometimes they are on a level with their peers, but what they're getting isn't a fair cra, acts old will be going to matches, will be playing academy level. you'll be playing at below 2nd 11 level, sometimes even the 2nd 11 level. and they'll be performing well when it comes to actual selection, when it comes to renewal of contracts too often, those labs are the ones who are chased out. the club will get the letter which says, sorry, we don't need you anymore. so that then spreads. look about the look of birmingham look at london. manchester. these areas you'll see popped up suddenly. full of isn't cricketers, large who are very, very good cricketers. why don't they make that to the highest level of cricket? as i said, because of a lack of belief, not only in themselves develop well, i will in the ok, these critics are let, let me, let me bring that to you though,

because i think this is a problem that is prevalent and a lot of sports and the nfl, the national football league in the u. s. the 1st thing you'll hear about when there isn't a black had coaches, while there weren't enough assistance, we didn't have the pipeline. well, you could fix that if you want to fix the pipeline. clearly there is a talent pool for, for a cricket not to be as white as it is. this is a choice. people are making lee. you know, what worries me is that people in sport running sport. no, they need to fix things now because they're back against the wall. so there is some good that will come out of this cause some things will be fixed. i mean, it's extraordinary that the bedrooms, a black man in america and the protest. a lot of the protest happened around sport only that could lead to any action and was alex said, then you shall one, even taking any notice of that a tool. and that that case is actually in isolation. but what, what we may have around georgia. so the english cricket board, you know,

that's how they died by diversity on the field in a world cups, any fun against the zealand. they're bringing a new game this morning, inclusive in terms of gender and families, as well as wife called to 100. so some of the stuff that doing is working. what about the past decade and some of the administrators still in power? what were they doing at the time? what gets me? so i was just 0 might have probably about the lack of black football coaches globally that i was heavily involved if we might have in 2015. who else? i mean, i was there a lot of us the units newsrooms and it's production who was making progress since you've still got the same administrator, the same people in the room making these decisions and a lot of the key work, cosmetic, there's a lot of cosmetic changes is the culture changing here? driving is institutional. i mean, what you're saying is that this is something that it is very foundation needs to

change. it's not just shifting people on here and there are people that look the way you want them to look for what your causes. right, alex? yeah, i just feel and lee makes a great point. i've always said, unless people, we say they want to have change and make change and they live service out. people are sick and tired of it now they've had enough. but when you look at the top and i'm talking about the board room level now, and you will keep it predominately white middle age or older men that all in charge. and we are not privy to what happens in those meetings, but you can, you can sort of have a guess of the conversations that are going on in there. and so just going back to your point about, you know, especially with the asian guys, you know, playing cricket, listen, where are, well, i grew up in else filled ok in ones of, in south london. and the cricket club, the i was affiliated with honestly about 80 percent asian guys

and they play a representative. a huge group stuff by sud says you do not see that transferred when it comes to contracts. you just do not see it. you will see them be in use playing in 2nd thing games, and they're doing well just as good as that, why, counterpart. but when it comes to that contract, they're not getting it. i'm for meet us unfit and you know, as, as a, as a, as a black man play and, you know, the majority of black kids would have had that conversation with that audit. i read that you have to be twice as good if you're going into a fight for england, said gene played for them 20 years ago. how many black cricketers to england and i mean, because you know, i, you know, it was for a fine, you know, chris jordan,

joseph roger tom of mills. i mean not many at so you notice only 7 or 8 playing 1st cross tricky. at the moment when i, when i played in the ninety's, every county had at least 3 or 4. so as a young man, i'm looking for a close shot. there is an opportunity. you know, i'm going to give it go. if you look now and i work in the school, if you look now and obviously, you know, you have to have, you know, sky you'll or whatever to watch international cricket. the kids are not seeing it. you know, to the kids that you're trying to entice to this great game and not seeing it, but not taught the problem for me. i know it's money based. nice. and these companies put a lot of money. okay. did i not have to to work for one, but you know, i will not for me. sorry, go not to go. so interrupt, because i do want to, i did what i knowledge. so many people that are watching us on youtube and listen

in a comment that said the u. k. a lee is oblivious to the legacy of privilege class as a and colonialism that they have left in their way creek. and it's just a small part of that. and so i want to pivot to you on this and i know that you say that you have experienced racism both playing cricket and now on the other side reporting it. can you share some of that with our audience? that's right. yes. i mean i, i've been calling crickets since 2009, and you go to some press boxes and you get some very strange looks because it is made up of largely, or white middle class individuals. and i mean, some of the faces are familiar now to me, so they recognize people. are you to get the occasion where sometimes people look at you and think, hang on, what's what see doing it here. i mean, my, my own experience of racism this year was particularly bad. i was coming to england pakistan series and i went to 4 different venues as

a journalist of color. and there were incidents at every single one of those venues . i'll give you an example, one of the venues as he and accredited journalist, you get a parking permit if you require one. and so i went towards the, the car park, actor nittany, one of the venues, and the, the car park abandoned. their said to him, sorry man, this is only for press where that without even speaking to me, without even sort of asking me who i was a wireless from either pass, pass around my neck, and then he said to me, well, no, sorry, man, you're not allowed in the it's, it's for press only when i showed in my press pass that i was attracted pass i attracted media i showed in my ear press parts as well, and the, the email on my phone to see that i was accredited. and he said, well, i could buy one of those press passes from anywhere, you know that, that looks fair to me. there was constantly having to improve yourself over and over and over. even to get into some of the press box is they are doubting if you

are authentic media. they're checking your press, passes again and again. even when you stop in the press box, you, as i see you getting those strange looks and this summer we have them. obviously the, the core with border calls. you have to have a, you know, co corbett der regulations on your, for, to make sure that you had an, a negative test even showing those to some of the, the security personnel. they wouldn't believe you yet. or sam, it's amazing that people were showing on their phones who weren't of an ethnic background. that was st consortia consume at them. i mean, i could give you account, go samples. these are just a couple, you know, you have to actually be part of it to, to realize how budget is. oh, go ahead, go, go here real quick, alex, go ahead. no, no, i was to say, i could tell you a quick story. i was playing in england on the 19th. i'm in taunton some years ago and i spoke about it. we did a documentary on sky about it because i wanted to know well to so old black

caribbean, british black caribbean players off. and i had turned off in the morning of this guy walked into the change room and the coach not to mention his name, but the coach at the time. i had said, oh, do you have my car stereo? and i was, i had no idea what he was talking about. okay. he said, well my calls be broken into, it must be. and i'm like, wow, are you say this only because i'm the only black guy in this team. and then as i was 17 at the time, and i got very upset because my dad raised me right and i challenged him. but i had a fair role. if i on leash on this guy, i'm going to jeopardize my chances of play for england, which i've always wanted to do. so as i've got older and i've got more educated on the subject, it was like, you know, i, you know, he was taking a big a whole cuz then it was, you know, take that chip off your shoulder as always gary because that, yeah, when it's your fault if you become it's nice because i'm getting angry and then we

show scenes all very aggressive. and so i want to come different. let me bring in something that you all have mentioned. all 3 of you have reference that the way to change this, because obviously this racism is a reflection of what's happening in society at large. but the way you change this sometimes is money and sponsors, and that's how this works. i want to play something from a cricket fan or send a send a video of some r and b. this is what he set. this news that's been coming out of the last week has been surprised to us. the only surprise has been that is now being taken seriously, and that sponsors have understood their responsibility and to have started withdrawing their support of the club. hopefully it will be a huge catalyst for change. not just your credit card, but for cricket clubs around the country we, i, i why that i went to that debt to speak to that please. yeah. so why is this

happening now? why is this as a murphy case happening and unfolding every day? i say we need to be careful that each new allegation of or proven fact comes up about your chair. but we don't just leave the story that we keep doing this and expanding it because his case hidden away. what of occasion the hidden away and what's anybody doing about it? now i do want to be in another school vocal vest apartment in the past in his program. absolutely. his. i took a very hard line on racism in football on it all sports, but i feel i've said publicly for a long time and i've spoken to people above organizations that fee for a new waiter and then all of the organ, i say organizations under them should get a legal framework in place that when they're all repeated, right, the facts, repeat offenders or even a bricker get to a situation where it's 11 proven incident. the teams nations players

start to be expelled because i'll tell you all fines and suspensions are not enough . they know when they read off, what happens is there a token gesture, so they will take pictures in, is there a token just as an throughout school? i what's happening as well i'm, i'm, i'm being educated on this as well. but covering the back covering that's happening and virtue signaling from some of the people that should be tougher in the 1st place. the time to get tough is when they're wrong. instances like as a fake get tough because, you know, this kind of thing is going on in the 1st place. well, it makes a coach or it doesn't happen. so let me put this i, we're almost out of time, but it isn't the bottom line. yes, it sponsors, etc, etc. but racism and things like this in when white culture decides that it and that has to be it they, they're the ones that run the ship and can say that this is enough. i mean, some of the people that are saying their surprise are the same people who their

friends are actually saying base things. so it that isn't that how a culture actually changes at league and the last word on this boat it has to change and it is changing, or we need to be honest. but that has been pretty close to source big change since the job floyd situation or was about a lot in the book that i'm watching about the moment that i'm worried about some of the cosmetic changes happening and some of the back covering bought. i'm educated to, i'm the chinese that is happening hosta. i'm the, you can't be what you can't see. so each time there is a, what i feel might be a cosmetic change. it's actually making a difference on this case. and the terrible thing the, as a murphy has gone for yes, the one thing we can get out of it is that he always won't have to go for it. ah, that is a perfect way to end it. mr. lee welling, thank you very much on the outside of your he said, i did know there was a race aside to cricket. well now you do. unfortunately, that is all the time we have

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