yorkshire county cricket club have announced that their chief executive mark arthur has resigned.shire say they want to move forward with new leadership. england captainjoe root, who plays for yorkshire as his county side, agrees its time for the club and for cricket to have a rethink: i think the most important thing we have to do that right now is how we move forward as a squad, and how we move forward as a society, and i think what we need to do is address what's happened, and find ways of educating more and find ways of moving forward and really looking at areas in which we as a sport and beyond that as well can really look to better society and better the game. at the t20 world cup, pakistan and australia are battling for the chance to take on new zealand in the final. australia won the toss and put pakistan into bat — an incredible innings saw them set a target of 177 to win. australia lost captain aaron finch to the first ball as they set out in reply — they're on 57—2. they need 22 on the last balls. england manager gareth southgate has sent his best wishes to steven gerra

the chief executive of yorkshire county cricket club, mark arthur, has become the latest seniorfiguregulfed the club. earlier, the former yorkshire captain, azeem rafiq, who's made allegations of institutional racism at the club, said he was "incredibly hurt" after the england test captain and yorkshire player, joe root, denied ever witnessing racism at the club. from headingley, our sports editor dan roan reports. he's trying to prepare to lead his side into the ashes next month, but even here in australia, joe root can't avoid the crisis that has engulfed his county side. a report found his former yorkshire team—mate, azeem rafiq, was a victim of racial harassment and bullying at the club. but addressing the issue for the first time, england's captain today insisted he could not recall any racist behaviour there. not from my... not that i can recall, no, no, ican�*t. but the thing is, what i will say is that it's clear that things have happened at the club and we have to make sure that we eradicate it. you know, we look to find ways to make sure this never happens again in the sport

the chief executive of yorkshire county cricket club, mark arthur, has become the latest seniorfigurermer yorkshire cricket captain azeem rafiq, who's made allegations of racism at the club, said he's "incredibly hurt" after the england test captain and yorkshire player joe root said he couldn't recall ever witnessing racism at the club. 0ur sports editor dan roan reports. he is trying to prepare to lead his side into the ashes next month but even here in australia, joe root can't avoid the crisis that has engulfed his county side. a report found his former yorkshire team—mate, azeem rafiq, was a victim of racial harassment and bullying at the club but addressing the issue for the first time, england's captain today insisted he could not recall any racist behaviour there. not from my... not that i can recall, no, noi not from my... not that i can recall, no, no i can't. but the thing is, what i will say is that it is clear that things have happened at the club and we have to make sure that we eradicate it. you know, that we look to find ways to make sure this never happens again in th

pressure and an exodus by the club's sponsors, heads have rolled out yorks with chief executive mark arthurt of mps today, hutton will face questions about rafiq's allegations. watching on will be his successor lord patel has acknowledged the road ahead will be challenging. patter acknowledged the road ahead will be challenging.— will be challenging. after 158 ears we will be challenging. after 158 years we now _ will be challenging. after 158 years we now need - will be challenging. after 158 years we now need to - will be challenging. after 158. years we now need to change. will be challenging. after 158 - years we now need to change. we are ready to accept the past and we are ready to become a club which people can trust to do the right thing.— do the right thing. yorks's investigating _ do the right thing. yorks's investigating several - do the right thing. yorks's investigating several newl investigating several new allegations and has set up a hotline for anyone with complaints. it has also suspended head coach andrew gale over an alleged anti—semitic tweet. but the cloud enveloping c

the chief executive of yorkshire county cricket club — mark arthur — has become the latest senior figure. earlier — the former yorkshire captain, azeem rafiq — who's made allegations of institutional racism at the club — said he was �*incredibly hurt�* after the england test captain and yorkshire player — joe root — denied ever witnessing racism at the club. the man who ended white rule in south africa, fw de klerk, a key figure in the country's transition to democracy, has died at the age of 85. mr de klerk, who served as president for 5 years, ordered the release of nelson mandela from prison — a decision which led eventually to mr mandela's election to the presidency. in a final message, recorded before his death, mr de klerk repeated an apology, for the pain and hurt caused to black and minority south africans, during the apartheid era, as our correspondent andrew harding reports. we did not only admit the wrongness of apartheid... fw de klerk was terminally ill when he recorded this farewell message, released today — a man still wrestling with his place in south africa's tortured hi

the chief executive of yorkshire county cricket club, mark arthur, has become the latest seniorfigurense to the row over racism engulfing the club. earlier, the former yorkshire cricket captain, azeem rafiq, who's made allegations of racism at the club, said he's "incredibly hurt" after the england test captain and yorkshire playerjoe root said he couldn't recall ever witnessing racism at the club. 0ur sports editor dan roan reports. he is trying to prepare to lead his side into the ashes next month, but even here in australia, joe root can't avoid the crisis that has engulfed his county side. a report found his former yorkshire team—mate, azeem rafiq, was a victim of racial harassment and bullying at the club, but addressing the issue for the first time, england's captain today insisted he could not recall any racist behaviour there. not from my... not that i can recall, no, no i can't. but the thing is, what i will say is that it is clear that things have happened at the club and we have to make sure that we eradicate it. you know, that we look to find ways to make sure this never h

club over the rascist treatment of former player azeem rafiq, with the chief exectuive of the club mark arthur

chief executive officer mark arthur has stepped down with immediate effect.eeded to "educate, unify and re—set" and that the affair had "fractured the game and torn lives apart". mps are preparing to question those involved in parliament next week. here's our senior sports news reporter laura scott. joe route is four weeks out from leading england in the ashes — but 10,000 miles away from his australian quarantine, the racism crisis consuming yorkshire and fracturing england cricket forced him to speak out. i fracturing england cricket forced him to speak out.— fracturing england cricket forced him to speak out. i spent a lot of time reflecting _ him to speak out. i spent a lot of time reflecting on _ him to speak out. i spent a lot of time reflecting on what's - him to speak out. i spent a lot of. time reflecting on what's happened. i think more than anything, it's really important that we recognise what's happened. we make sure that moving forward, we never see this happen again. moving forward, we never see this happen again-— moving forward, we never see

days later i got a message from him that he is going to let mark— from him that he is going to let mark arthuras revealed to the individual you are complaining about presumably, which is against practice. also, what are your views about the report and the way it is structured? i understand it was a law firm mr hutton used to work for, i believe, conducted the enquiry. and the panel edge oversaw that enquiry effectively, some members had to step down and three members were left. reading the report it is then di rollo stupidity in the way it is constructed. you have moments when hearsay is effectively given... for example, zumba is supposed to be racist while the p word does not. that is the thinking that goes on in this report and the way in which it also tends to have the panel contradicting the law firm and vice versa. what is your views how that was handled and basically, what did you think when you first clapped eyes on it? t you think when you first clapped eyes on it?— eyes on it? i only got it a week auo. it eyes on it? i only got it a week ago- it seems _ eyes on it? i only got it a wee

executive mark arthur, martin manston, and the lawyers. — arthur, martin manston, and the lawyers, andnly the people _ published so people, not only the people who were perpetrators but the people _ people who were perpetrators but the people who were perpetrators but the people who have excused this sort of behaviour. _ people who have excused this sort of behaviour, can be held accountable. on that— behaviour, can be held accountable. on that point about individuals, michael vaughan has said, i think he said yesterday, his reputation is being trashed unfairly. what is your reaction to that? i being trashed unfairly. what is your reaction to that?— reaction to that? i think it's important _ reaction to that? i think it's important on _ reaction to that? i think it's important on michael i reaction to that? i think it's important on michael that l reaction to that? i think it's i important on michael that we do reaction to that? i think it's - important on michael that we do not make _ important on michael that we do not make it _ important on michael that we do not make it all— import

mark arthur, who resigned last night, — mark arthur, who resigned last night, he — mark arthur, who resignedey figures from the ecb. all of these people will do so under parliamentary privilege. so things that perhaps it has been difficult, or impossible to say in the public arena, _ or impossible to say in the public arena, it's— or impossible to say in the public arena, it's kind of a free for all now _ arena, it's kind of a free for all now so. — arena, it's kind of a free for all now. so, depending on the questions the committee boat do them, we could be in for— the committee boat do them, we could be in for quite explosive day of revelations. —— put to them. certainly— revelations. —— put to them. certainly azeem rafiq appears to want a _ certainly azeem rafiq appears to want a story to be told and his truth — want a story to be told and his truth heard. tuesday is going to be the day— truth heard. tuesday is going to be the day for— truth heard. tuesday is going to be the day for that. they will be chances _ the day for that. they will be chances for that to be heard and responded to.

pressure, and an exodus by the club's sponsors, heads have rolled at yorkshire with chief executive mark arthurger hutton out of the door. appearing in front of mps today, hutton will face questions over the club's handling of rafiq's allegations. watching on will be his successor, lord patel, who has acknowledged the road ahead will be challenging. after 158 years, we're ready to change. we're ready to accept the past, and we're ready to become a club, which people can trust to do the right thing. yorkshire's investigating several new allegations and has set up a hotline for anyone with complaints. it's also suspended head coach andrew gaile over an alleged anti—semitic tweet. but the cloud enveloping cricket extends beyond the borders of one county. essex county cricket club's chairman john farragher resigned last friday over allegedly using racist language in a board meeting in 2017. allegations he denies. two players have since come forward to say they suffered racist abuse at the club, with one of them making claims about northamptonshire too. bosses from the ecb can expect scrutiny over h