Former Yorkshire coach Andrew Gale has refused to attend his own disciplinary hearing after he was one of seven individuals charged by the ECB following an investigation into Azeem Rafiq's allegations of racism.
Gale was sacked by Yorkshire in December, along with director of cricket Martyn Moxon and the rest of the coaching team, having previously been suspended by the club over a historic tweet containing an anti-Semitic slur. The 38-year-old was one of six members of staff who filed a claim against Yorkshire for wrongful dismissal, with an employment tribunal finding their claim to be 'well founded '.
However, Gale has since been charged by the ECB for bringing the game into disrepute, with the Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) set to handle the hearings. Rafiq has alleged that Gale would call him a "p***" and "Raffa the Kaffir".
