New ECB chief executive Richard Gould says "banter is a swear word" within dressing rooms as cricket attempts to become the "most inclusive sport in the country" following the Yorkshire racism scandal.
Gould was speaking following the conclusion of the Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) hearings which saw former England captain Michael Vaughan cleared of a racism charge, while Matthew Hoggard, Tim Bresnan, John Blain, Andrew Gale and Richard Pyrah were all found to have used racist and discriminatory language during their time at Headingley.
Gary Ballance also admitted to three charges of using racist and discriminatory language, while Yorkshire accepted four charges including a failure to 'address systemic use of racist and/or discriminatory language over a prolonged period'.
