Former Yorkshire player and coach Richard Pyrah has broken his silence after becoming the latest individual to withdraw from the ECB's disciplinary process into Azeem Rafiq allegations of racism.
Seven individuals were charged by the ECB over claims made by Rafiq, who was found by an independent report to have been a victim of "racial harassment and bullying" during his time at Yorkshire.
However, Pyrah has now joined Matthew Hoggard, Tim Bresnan, John Blain and Andrew Gale in pulling out of the process, with former England captain Michael Vaughan the only individual set to attend his hearing as Gary Ballance has accepted the charge against him. In a statement, Pyrah said Rafiq's allegations have been both "badly handled" and "not appropriately challenged".
