Three of the six Yorkshire players found guilty of using racist language towards Azeem Rafiq will refuse to pay any fines in protest at what they regard as a flawed process, according to reports. On Wednesday the England and Wales Cricket Board asked the Cricket Discipline Commission to levy fines totalling £37,000 on the players, who include three former England internationals, Gary Ballance, Matthew Hoggard and Tim Bresnan.
However, the Daily Mail subsequently revealed it had spoken to three players who had indicated they would not pay, whatever the verdict of the CDC’s panel. It appears that little can or will be done if those sanctioned refuse to pay. None of those charged are working within English cricket jurisdiction, and Jane Mulcahy KC, legal counsel for the ECB, told the hearing: “If they don’t pay, then it’s up to the ECB if they wish to enforce anything else about jurisdiction.”
