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emer fake was routinely subjected to racial abuse and harassment or fake says he often 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 or 2 stood up against these powerful people. and so what you're doing is wrong. so the yorkshire case is exposed and many say is 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 that we have alex tutor. he's a former england cricket here and current coach it can. bolton, also, london bay sports corresponded an author li wellings,

and lastly subsidy. he's an editor with the pat passion dot that welcome to everyone. so this discussion is not an abstract discussion as you could 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 alone under pressure a little bit. people would have said stuff that have to do with them, go against them. and luckily he had enough in himself to say no enough is enough. and he stood up and, and 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, you know, the story quickly came forward, but he went for a tory time. you know, 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 is 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 to that far. 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 saw i'm i doing the right thing and then there will be all the issues regarding retribution is future what people believe in all and stuff. 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 eam is there 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 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, litter. yeah, we'll look into it, we'll, we'll take this forward, but nothing was done as i say, it was pushed on 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 will be bushnell carpet, lenient. these 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 was for the charges about it is the battle as alex was saying that as a murphy because 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 touches. he's got so much talent. and this was someone

who was a captain of england youth. and the point that we'll get into here is that this is huge. she is now very explicitly in the spotlight. and clearly there's been a long doing. i'm clearly the way that handle this has been a pulling on that yorkshire and there will be a massive focus on you. i people will try to get to the bottom of what happened historically what they do now. and of course, crucially what they do in the future. ok, so not just, you know, check it so much more, but it's other picket counties. it's other people. it's more, it's other people decide say, and that's what i get, but you sure of reflected back. absolutely. and we are going to definitely broaden it out beyond yorkshire, but we're not like north shore the just yet, before we do that, i actually went 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 this 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 and the way in which we've handle this. what happened to you must never happen again to anyone. while some strides have been made in the idea of racism across the world as false. this episode highlights a huge amount of work still needs to be done. is it clear a need for urgent and size make change starting from with it and i'm determined to leave this club to better a more positive future. ok that all sounds and looks great, right?

bed bed though i see see also said that some of what i as emer fake experienced was while 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 and someone who actually follows us on twitter, i think put this very well. friendly banter is only friendly banter if everyone agrees 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 message. as lee said, it's been i don't know where you should have been for the last 2 years or 3 months, especially offered a jord floyd incident. people just had enough and for them to have the internal investigation. and then the saw, 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 in your should i try to get through the age 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 and stuff like for don't have this internal investigation. and then to come up with a solution that is just 3 bags. 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 and they pay for it in the pocket where they're 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 does this send to kids?

an and cricket? is it extremely popular? sport for people at south asian backgrounds? 30 percent, a 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 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 and outreach with an english kit, cricket. 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 so nice looking as well. asian 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 their peers. sometimes they are on a level with their peers. what they're getting isn't a fair cra. so i was told to go to mac, they'll 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 lads are the ones who are chased out of the club who get the letter, which says, sorry, we don't need you anymore. so, but then spreads. look about the look of birmingham look at london. manchester. these areas you'll see parks absolutely full of asian cricketers lodge who are very, very tricky as well. why don't they make that to the highest level of pre k, as i said, because of a lack of belief, not only in themselves that they will, i will. okay. in the okay, these, chris,

so let me, let me, let me bring that to you though because i think this is a problem. that is, i'm prevalent and a lot of sports the nfl, the national football league in the us. the 1st thing you'll hear about when there isn't a black had coaches, well, 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 tally pool for a, for a cricket not to be as white as it is. this is a choice. people are making li, your worries me is that people in support wanting to know they need to fix things now because they're back. so against the wall, so there is some good that will come out of this because some things will be fixed . i mean, it's extraordinary that the murder of a black man in america and the pros, has a lot of the process happened around sport. only that could lead to any action. and as alex said, then you shall one even taking any notice of that at all. and that their case is actually that they're in isolation. but what worries me is around yoga said the

english cricket bolt, you know, are they've had a diverse, diverse team on the field in a world cup, semi final against you zealand. they're bringing to a new game that's more inclusive in terms of gender and families, as well as wives. i called a 100. so some of the stuff they're doing is working. but what about the past decade and are some of the administrators still in power? and what were they doing at the time? what gets lee? so how do 0 my deprive about the lack of block football coaches globally that i was heavily involved with? we might have in 2015. who else? i mean, not 0 hasn't diversity in it's a newsrooms and it's production. who else was making programs as you've still got the same administrators, the same people in the board room making these the students and a lot of amino kayworth, a cosmetic, there's a lot of cosmetic changes. is the culture changing? evidently in the timing 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 cause is. right, alex? yeah, i just actually makes a great point. i've always said, unless people, we say they wanna have change and make change and they put lip service out. people are sick and tired of it now they've had enough. but when you look at the talk and i'm talking about the boards in level now, are you walking? is predominately white middle age or older men that off 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 we're just going back to your point about, you know, especially with the asian guys, you know, playing, cricket, listen where i grew up in else filled ok in one's in south london and the cricket

club, the i was affiliated with, honestly about 80 percent asian guys, and they play i representative age group stuff by side 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 plain and 2nd thing gains, 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. i'm fed and you know, as, as us as a, as a black man play and, you know, the majority of black kids would have had a conversation with that all the time. it's that you have to be twice as good. if you'll get a fight for england, said she played for them 20 years ago, how many black cricketers to england and i think i, you know, i, you know, it well for a foreign, you know, chris jordan,

joseph roger tom of mills. i mean, that's how many i told you. notice only a faint 7 or 8 playing 1st cost 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 black man, i'm looking at freakin, a co is still a close shop. there is an opportunity, you know, i'm going to give a go. if you look now and i work in a school, if you look now and obviously, you know, you have to have, you know, sky will 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, again, not seen it but not a problem for me. i know it's money based. nice. and these companies put a lot of money. ok. did on little so to work for one. but, you know, i will not for me, sorry, go not to go. so an interrupt because i do want to,

and i did what i knowledge. so many people that are watching us on youtube in laos and in a comment that said the u. k. elite is oblivious to the legacy of privilege class as a and colonialism that they have left in their way. cricket is just a small part of that. and so i want to pivot to you on this. 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 recognized me. 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 a, you know, that 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 a, an 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 attendant there, said to em, sorry man, this is only for press whether without even speaking to me, without even 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 for press only when i showed in my press pass that i was accredited pass i tried to media, i showed in my ear parcels, well, and the, the email on my phone to say 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 is constantly having to prove yourself over and over

and over like 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 while you start 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 corridor regulations on your for to make sure that you hadn't 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 was showing on their phones who weren't of an ethnic background. that was think 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. well, 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 19 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 black caribbean british black kind of be in play is off. and i had turned off in the morning of this game, walton to 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 cosby 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 subjects, 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 they have it then it's your fault, if you become insightful because i'm getting angry and then which i know seems 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 it changed there 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 to mark b. this is what he set. this news that's been coming over the last week has been surprised, was the only surprise as being that is now being taken seriously. and that sponsors have understood their responsibility and have started or withdrawing their support of the club. hopefully you will be a huge catalyst for change or not as that your credit card. but for cricket clubs around the country, lee, i wanna,

i want it to speak to that place. yeah. so why is this happening now? why is this as a murphy case happening and unfolding every day? i said, we need to be careful as each new allegation of a proven fact comes up about your chair, though 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 vets apartment in the past of his program has. i took a very hard line on racism in football on it or sports, but i feel i've said publicly for a long time and i've spoken to people above organizations that fee for and you i thought and then i would feel good. i say i was, i should under them, should get a legal framework in place that when they're all repeated vices acts, repeat offenders or even a bricker get to

a situation where it's 11 proven i 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 on what happens is there a token gesture so they will take, continues in, is there a token just as an throughout school and what's happening as well? i'm, i'm, i'm being educated on this as well, but covering, i think the back covering that's happening and virtue signaling from some of the people that should be tougher in the 1st place in the time to get tough is when they're on instances, like as a murphy get tough because, you know, this kind of thing is going. busy on in the 1st place, well it makes a culture 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's sponsors, etc, etc. but racism and things like this in when white culture decides that it and it has to be in there and 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 these things. so it that isn't that how a culture actually changes at league and have the last, where on this you're both asked to change and it is changing and we need to be honest. but that has been pretty cons to source. we change since the george ford situation or was about a lot of the in the book on my thing about the moment that i'm worried about some of the cosmetic changes happening and some of the back covering thought, i'm educated to the chinese that is helping me hasta, i'm the, you can't be what you can't say. 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 that 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. mister lee welling, thank you very much on the outside of your he said, i did know there was a re, society cricket. well, now you do. unfortunately, that is all the time we had

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