Michael Vaughan’s ‘life and livelihood’ at stake in racism hearing: Lawyer | Cricket News – Times of India
LONDON: Michael Vaughan's "life and livelihood" are at stake in the Yorkshire racism hearing, the former England captain's lawyer claimed on Tuesday.Vaughan is accused by the England and Wales Cricket Board of making a racist comment to Azeem Rafiq and three other Yorkshire players in 2009.Former Yorkshire batsman Vaughan has lost roles as a television pundit since the charges were made and revealed at the hearing that his health and wellbeing had also suffered.Christopher Stoner, Vaughan's lawyer, told the Cricket Discipline Commission in London: "This is obviously a matter of significant importance to my client. The shape of his life and livelihood are at stake."We simply say the evidence does not make up the charge."Vaughan is alleged to have told Rafiq, Adil Rashid, Rana Naved-ul-Ha...