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[PICTURES] Is Alex Hales losing his marbles?

Sandeep said:
Wow.. escaped with just 15% punishment after he abused 3rd umpire? Remember how Anderson abused Jadeja abused 2 years back and Jadeja was fined 50%.. talk about double standards!
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Not only abused him but pushed him against the wall too. It was quite serious.
 
Alex Hales blasted by England management after being fined for angry outburst at The Oval

ALEX HALES has been fined by the ICC and blasted by England team management over his angry confrontation with third umpire Joel Wilson at The Oval.

The opener was fined an estimated £1,500, 15 per cent of his match fee, after storming into the match referee's office to voice his opinion of his dismissal on day one of the Test.

Assistant coach Paul Farbrace was unequivocal in condemning his actions saying that "having a crack" at any official was not supported by the team and "not the brightest thing to do".

Farbrace said: "He deserves to be fined and we can't support any player going in and having a crack at the third umpire, however frustrated they are

"The ICC have done the right thing today. Going into the match referee's office was the wrong thing to do. We would not have advised him to go and share his thoughts. It was not the brightest thing to do."

Hales had a bad day dropping nightwatchman Yasir Shah early as England struggled to contain Pakistan. The tourists finished on 340-6, leading by 12 runs.

However, Farbrace believes that a good start this morning could put Alastair Cook's men right back in the frame.

"Neither team has really grabbed the initiative and while they they can bat for an hour with Younis Khan and Sarfraz Ahmed give them a decent lead if we can get a couple of quick wickets we are right back in it," he said.

England's assistant coach poured cold water on reports circulating on Friday that players would be given an opt-out clause ahead of the tour of Bangladesh amid security concerns. "There has been no discussion on players being allowed to opt out," he said.

"I don't know where that has come from. We will see what Reg [Dickason ECB security consultant] comes up with.

"He is over there are but we said we wouldn't talk about it until he gets back. It would be a huge call to decide not to tour though."
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http://www.express.co.uk/sport/cric...fter-being-fined-angry-outburst-The-Oval-News
 
Sandeep said:
Yes exactly. Hopefully BCCI can take a tough stance and put them in their place..
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Its way past time. All that money and big talk and BCCI couldnt do jack to save their player. Not saying this in scorn but its that what it is.
 
Alex Hales is lucky to lose 15 per cent of his match fee for remonstrating with third umpire Joel Wilson... it could have been more

Alex Hales is lucky to get away with losing just 15 per cent of his match fee for going to see third umpire Joel Wilson and complaining about the catch that cost him his wicket on the first day of this final Test. It could have been more.

I can understand Hales having words on the field with Yasir Shah when they disagreed over whether the ball had carried to mid-wicket because you are going to get that in a game of cricket when the stakes are high.

But you have umpires and officials to make those decisions and clearly here both on-field umpires, Marais Erasmus and Bruce Oxenford, believed that the ball had carried to Yasir before they went upstairs to Wilson for confirmation.

This time the ‘catch’ was only caught on one camera and there was no conclusive evidence for Wilson to overturn the decision, as there must be, so he was absolutely right to tell Oxenford to stick with his ‘soft signal’ of not out.

Wilson, you have to say, has not had a great series and maybe that’s why Hales went and vented his frustrations on him because it is easy for players to feel that an umpire has simply made another mistake.

But Wilson followed the letter of the law and the correct procedure and took his time in reaching his decision – if anything he took too much time – and gave himself every opportunity to find that evidence he needed to over-rule.

So, yes, be cross with Yasir Shah and mouth a few obscenities as you’re walking off if that gets it off your chest and by all means return to the sanctuary of the dressing room and demolish your cricket case out of the public eye.

We have also seen coaches go into the TV official or the match referee to query a decision and if Hales felt that aggrieved he should have asked Trevor Bayliss or even team manager Phil Neale to clarify what had happened.

But don’t burst in on the third umpire yourself and have a go at him because I just don’t see how that can be right even if the official has got it wrong.

It shows where Hales is with his game at the moment because he’s battling even though he played well in the second innings at Edgbaston and began England’s fightback there with Alastair Cook.

We have to understand that these guys are not robots - I was an emotional cricketer myself – and these guys are going to over-react at some stage because careers can be decided by narrow margins like disputed catches.

I like fighting qualities in a side and I believe this England side are showing a lot of character, as they did in recovering from that first innings deficit of 103 to win the third Test at Edgbaston.

But Hales got this one wrong and would have been better off focusing on what he was doing on the field with bat and then his hands because the game has a way of kicking you up the backside if you concentrate on the wrong thing.

That’s what happened when Hales dropped a dolly of a catch on Friday off, of all people, Yasir which appeared to set the tone for another poor England fielding performance because he seemed more inclined to pick a fight than concentrate on the game.

The best thing he can do now, and I know it’s a cliché, is simply to let his bat do the talking in England’s second innings because that is the only response that really matters. The only way he will win the battle.

Shove it down Pakistan’s throats that way if you feel aggrieved. Go and get your first Test hundred and then have a little look at Yasir in the field.
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It would be lovely when Hales comes onto bat and he is faced with a barrage of chin music. That would shut up his arrogant mouth.
 
Swann is such a crybaby,always complaining about something or the other.I don't recall him being so outspoken when he retired in the middle of an Ashes whopping.
 
LowKiiSavage said:
I wont mind couple of mouthfuls along with the chin music as well.
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But knowing Misbah he would have nothing of it, and instruct his bowlers to be respectful.

For people like Hales you have to fall to their level and destroy them. I'd rather they put a few close-in fielders near him tomorrow whose sole job would be to run their mouth and get under his skin..

Many a batsman have lost their wickets due to sledging, Hales is no Kohli or Smith that it won't bother him.
 
Syed1 said:
But knowing Misbah he would have nothing of it, and instruct his bowlers to be respectful.

For people like Hales you have to fall to their level and destroy them. I'd rather they put a few close-in fielders near him tomorrow whose sole job would be to run their mouth and get under his skin..

Many a batsman have lost their wickets due to sledging, Hales is no Kohli or Smith that it won't bother him.
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Yeah, your strategy is something that i would agree with as well.

God, i wish it was someone like Shehzad or Wahab, Hales would have been shown his aukat right there.

Azhar is a nice, decent lad but overly nice is weak.
 
LowKiiSavage said:
Not only abused him but pushed him against the wall too. It was quite serious.
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Yep and Jadeja did nothing. That's why the match referee after various hearings, pieces of evidence and cross-examination decided to reprimand Jadeja. Incredibly naive if you believe Jadeja was innocent in it all.
 
HitWicket said:
Yep and Jadeja did nothing. That's why the match referee after various hearings, pieces of evidence and cross-examination decided to reprimand Jadeja. Incredibly naive if you believe Jadeja was innocent in it all.
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Well, i am just quoting the news sources. All what matters in the end is who started the altercation. Self-defence is not offense.
 
He's never a proper test batsmen, an limited overs type of player. He knows his days are numbered so is getting frustrated.

Pak should really sledge him hard in the second innings, he will lose it and most likely slash it hard to 3rd slip.
 
HitWicket said:
Yep and Jadeja did nothing. That's why the match referee after various hearings, pieces of evidence and cross-examination decided to reprimand Jadeja. Incredibly naive if you believe Jadeja was innocent in it all.
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What did Jadeja do?
 
street cricketer said:
Someone should sledge him back when he comes to bat in the 2nd innings.

But the Pakistani players all look nice on the field. I can't think of a guy who can sledge him barring Wahab.

Ifti bhai maybe? Just to take the mickey out of him.
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Hmm yes that's the only role Ifti can fill. Specialist sledger.

Imagine if he fails in that too...

Instead of making the batsman feel like crap by saying things like "you don't know how to bat?" he accidentally says "Come on you can do it!! I believe in you!"

Honestly think this guy will fail in any role on field.
 
Suleiman said:
Hmm yes that's the only role Ifti can fill. Specialist sledger.

Imagine if he fails in that too...

Instead of making the batsman feel like crap by saying things like "you don't know how to bat?" he accidentally says "Come on you can do it!! I believe in you!"

Honestly think this guy will fail in any role on field.
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Ifti should say to Hales, "When are you going to score runs?"

Hales will reply, "Atleast do something on the field before starting to sledge players mate"

Then all the Pakistani players should give Hales a long stare in unison.
 
Rana said:
Can we as a team send a message to Wahab to sledge him?
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you think they dont know that? Hales has set himself for the worst time in the field for any batsmen in this series! And he opens the innings as well
 
Lets see how he does and whether Pakistan pay attention to him or not
 
Got wrecked by Yasir, AGAIN. HAHAHAHA. Who is loving this? I AM. :)))

This guy should retire and take inspiration from Trott and Swann in this. ;)
 
How respectable are Pakistan?

Could have given him a send off but didnt

Hats off to our boys - Shameful man walks off with tail between his legs
 
Yasir and co should have made that crying face after dismissing him just to annoy Hales! That would have been Amazing. Like Akhtar once did to KP.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Alex Hales finishes the Test series with an average of 18.1 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EngvPak?src=hash">#EngvPak</a> <a href="https://t.co/sbmPjAjQ8O">pic.twitter.com/sbmPjAjQ8O</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/764500557692297216">August 13, 2016</a></blockquote>
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MenInG said:
How respectable are Pakistan?

Could have given him a send off but didnt

Hats off to our boys - Shameful man walks off with tail between his legs
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Thats been the difference between Pakistani and the English players in this match. One side responds where it matters and the other side just prefers to run their mouths as motors rather than performing on the pitch.
 
lolz the irony

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Alex Hales finishes the Test series with an average of 18.1 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EngvPak?src=hash">#EngvPak</a> <a href="https://t.co/sbmPjAjQ8O">pic.twitter.com/sbmPjAjQ8O</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/764500557692297216">August 13, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Legend. Respect.
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
If they had you would have blamed them for misusing their power.
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Not really. English are needlessly arrogant. Need to be shown their place from time to time. We are doing our part by showing them that on the pitch. Its another story Indian side was never capable of doing it.
 
Time to trim the fat from English team: vince, hales and ballence can't go to india
 
Chrish said:
Time to trim the fat from English team: vince, hales and ballence can't go to india
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Why you are an Indian fan? You should ask them to bring them over - Hales to win friends and influence people
 
Was azhar sledging Bairstow?

At the end

Bairstow has been a class act throughout the series.
 
Justice no matter a little cruel. Yasir has most likely ended Hales test career.

The moment of the test series for me.
 
Jabo said:
Was azhar sledging Bairstow?

At the end

Bairstow has been a class act throughout the series.
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He wasn't following his comrades in the sledging,was looking quite social with our lot throughout the serie and doesn't look like a arrogant guy unlike some of his comrades,it's really poor by azhar if he has done this especially when he didn't talk back when needed.
 
Forgettable match for Hales, clearly felt the pressure.

Not scoring enough runs, overreacts to a controversial dismissal, drops the catch of his nemesis, gets out to his nemesis.

Should stick to white ball cricket, at which is he is admittedly, very good.
 
Mamoon said:
Forgettable match for Hales, clearly felt the pressure.

Not scoring enough runs, overreacts to a controversial dismissal, drops the catch of his nemesis, gets out to his nemesis.

Should stick to white ball cricket, at which is he is admittedly, very good.
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He did just enough to book himself another series and they can't keep chopping and changing forever, they will need to persist with someone to partner with Cook and out of all the guys they have tried thus far Hales has done better in comparison.
 
What a loser. Clearly acting out after the pathetic series he has had with the bat. Aussie players get called out for their on-field behaviour whereas they have been relatively well-behaved in recent years. But the English players get away with petulant behaviour like this all the time as well as abusing opponents and throwing tantrums on the field. And their media loves to question whether cricket is still a gentleman's sport whenever opponents give it back to them.
 
Lol - Hales! What a clown. Rubbish series average - looks out of his depth at test level. His attempts at sledging have not gone down well with even his fellow countrymen who have roundly criticised him. His management have also given him short shrift for his insane decision to confront the 2rd umpire. Then today - he got the PLUMBEST of LBWs against his nemesis - Yasir Shah. And what does he do?? He decides to review the decision without even consulting his colleague! Hilarious. No need to get angry with this chap - let him be himself. He's comedy gold.
 
The Googly said:
Lol - Hales! What a clown. Rubbish series average - looks out of his depth at test level. His attempts at sledging have not gone down well with even his fellow countrymen who have roundly criticised him. His management have also given him short shrift for his insane decision to confront the 2rd umpire. Then today - he got the PLUMBEST of LBWs against his nemesis - Yasir Shah. And what does he do?? He decides to review the decision without even consulting his colleague! Hilarious. No need to get angry with this chap - let him be himself. He's comedy gold.
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how oh how can you miss to mention captain cook sending this poor fella to field at long stop!
 
Finishes the series with a mighty average of 18 to accompany the 'sledging' and his future in the Test team hanging by a thread. :14:
 
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Alex Hales on the abuse he's been getting lately on Twitter


Full article below:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/16/alex-hales-regret-outburst-tv-umpire-england-pakistan

Alex Hales has apologised for what he calls the poor and immature decision that saw him barge into the third umpire’s room during the recent Oval Test and unload some industrial language, describing it as a lesson learned about the pressures of international cricket.

The 27-year-old opener was fined 15% of his match fee – around £1,500 – by the ICC match referee, Richie Richardson, for showing dissent towards the TV official, Joel Wilson, after being dismissed on the first morning of the 10-wicket defeat via a disputed low catch at midwicket by Pakistan’s Yasir Shah.

The umpires, Bruce Oxenford and Marais Erasmus, had asked Wilson, in the booth, to help with the decision, with the instruction from Oxenford – his “soft signal” – that the catch was clean. With a hazy replay denying the third umpire any conclusive evidence by which to overrule his on-field colleagues, Hales had to go.

Returning to the dressing room, Hales removed his pads and immediately walked along the corridor that runs behind the Bedser Stand and up one flight of stairs to the room in the pavilion that houses the match officials, before sharing his thoughts on the lack of footage in an emotional and colourful outburst he now hugely regrets.

“What frustrated me most was that in an international match, there was only one camera angle, which was blurry – that’s what tipped me over the edge,” Hales told the Guardian. “I wasn’t annoyed at the umpires, it was the lack of camera angles.

“But that is no excuse to lose my temper like that. I’m filled with regret about the whole thing and I’m sorry for the whole situation. I’ll have to move on and know that, if something like that happens again, I’m now better equipped to deal with it.”

Asked why he did not cool down in the dressing room for longer, Hales said: “That’s where I went wrong. I should have taken 10 or 15 minutes to myself to come to a logical decision but instead I let my emotions get in the way and stormed up there for a fairly heated chat.

“With the beauty of hindsight, that was a poor decision and an immature one as well. I have learned quite a bit and if something similar comes around again then I definitely won’t react like that.

“I apologised to Richie Richardson and Joel Wilson and when were fielding the next day, I spoke to Marais Erasmus and Bruce Oxenford to smooth things over as well. I have got no complaints with the fine, it was 100% deserved and I’m lucky, because on another day it could easily have been more.”

It has been a mixed summer of Test cricket for the right-hander who, after a tough first tour to South Africa in the winter, averaged 58.4 in the series victory over Sri Lanka and came within six runs of a maiden Test century in the draw at Lord’s.

Pakistan proved another tough time, however, and while his half-century in the second innings at Edgbaston helped set up a 2-1 series lead, scores of six and 12 in the defeat at The Oval have left him sweating on his Test place for the winter tours to Bangladesh and India. The pressure to succeed contributed to his blow-up, he said. “When you’re not scoring as many as you want, it adds to it, but it still doesn’t make it excusable or acceptable.

“With the pressure of international sport, a lot of stuff comes with it and it can get better of you. Unfortunately it was one of those times.

“I haven’t cemented my place – averaging in the mid-20s isn’t good enough – and I have to improve. The job is about scoring runs, plain and simple. You can talk about it all you want, but you have to score runs and I’m at that stage.”

Certainly social media has not let Hales forget the fourth Test, with images of the crying face he made to Azhar Ali on the second morning of the match, after the opener was struck on the arm by a Steven Finn, repeatedly sent to him ever since.

“I have never had so much abuse as over the past five days,” said Hales. “That picture of me making a crying face has been sent to me over 1,000 times, along with my scores in the series. I take it with a smile, that’s the best way to deal with it. And it was a laugh and joke at the time, not abuse. I thought it was a bit tongue-in-cheek and so did Azhar.”

The attention for Hales now switches to the white ball, starting with a rare outing for Nottinghamshire in the T20 Blast Finals Day at Edgbaston on Saturday – scene of his unbeaten 133 from 110 balls in a one-dayer against Sri Lanka in June – before the limited-overs series with Pakistan begins in Southampton on 24 August. He said: “I’m really looking forward to getting back to the white ball. Ever since the World Cup in Australia last year, it has been great to be part of this side. This is strong Pakistan team and while we got the better of them last winter, they will want to come back strongly and turn us over in our own backyard.

“Finals Day is a pretty special occasion at one of my favourite grounds in the world. It will be great not to have to leave the ball too – I’m looking forward to playing at those wide ones.”

Hales’s one-day international career has kicked on since his maiden hundred in November – he averages 68.1 since that breakthrough – but given the remainder of the season will be in the shorter formats, can runs help him cling on to his Test spot? “You’re asking the wrong bloke, but in this day and age, they are very different formats.

“I showed that in South Africa, averaging 17 in Tests and nearly 80 in the ODIs. But I’m still learning in the Test arena. In the one-dayers it took me 20-odd games to put a big score on the board and the runs have come at a good rate ever since. Hopefully, they keep that faith in me for Test matches.

“It has been a tough week, but I have had poor form before in the past – a whole season of it at Notts once – and come out the other end a better player. I feel equipped to cope with it, so I’ll move on from this week and hopefully enjoy the one-day series.”
 
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Swann is just such a waste of space kind of person, how is he still claiming there was evidence that it bounced.

Its just such typical English whinny many behaviour. Swann is sticking up for a guy averaging 19 in the series taking the attention away from Alex's own short comings.

As of things right now Alex Hales will be more remembered for his cry baby face then his batting in the test arena.
 
Strike Rate said:
Drama queen tweet:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If I were the 3rd umpire I'd probably feel guilty enough to chip in to help <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexHales1">@AlexHales1</a> pay his fine. Would cost about the same as an eye op</p>— Graeme Swann (@Swannyg66) <a href="https://twitter.com/Swannyg66/status/764136919034892292">August 12, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Didn't feel guilty when he left his team and ran away half way through battle though did he? #rightopal
 
Hales has been behaving like an imbecile but I know how SC folks take things over the top on social media.

Give it a break folks, we already had the last laugh so no need to the cuss the living daylights outta him. :facepalm:
 
Pakistani fans are giving it back to Hales, serves him right, now Hales is acting like a real cry baby by coming out in the media.
 
http://m.nottinghampost.com/alex-ha...ngladesh/story-29664721-detail/story.html?FGS

Alex Hales is still undecided on whether he will pull out of England's tour of Bangladesh as he admits losing his Test place is a factor in his decision.

England will play three one-day internationals and two Tests there in October after thorough investigations into security arrangements, following the murder of 20 hostages and two police officers in July during a terror attack in Dhaka.

The squad sat down with England security chief Reg Dickason last week to discuss his findings and players are not being pressured to go to Bangladesh.

However, Nottinghamshire opener Hales admits relinquishing the Test place he has fought so hard for is a factor he is considering, along with the concerns of friends and family.
 
MPs have been told that former England player Alex Hales named his dog Kevin because he was black, as the batsman was dragged into the Yorkshire racism row in Parliament.

In an emotional testimony, former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq said that he and other Asian players in the home dressing room were repeatedly referred to as “Kevin” in a derogatory manner. The term, initiated by then-Yorkshire captain Gary Ballance, became so widespread that it also spread to the England team’s dressing room, according to Rafiq.

“Kevin was something that Gary used to describe everyone of colour,” he said. “And that was an open secret within the England dressing room. It was used in a derogatory manner.

“Gary and Alex Hales got really close when they played for England together, that’s my understanding. Alex went on to name his dog Kevin because he was black. It’s disgusting how much of a joke it was.”

Rafiq said he was unclear why and how exactly that the name began to be used to describe him and other Asian players within the team, but said it was used each time in a negative sense.

Meanwhile, Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara joined Yorkshire after Rafiq left and was referred to as “Steve”. He said Pujara was unhappy with the description which became so widespread that it was used by the club, commentators and even newspapers.

Earlier this month, Ballance put out a statement saying he regretted using “a racial slur” and that he did not “understand that it had caused Rafa distress”, and that the pair had been close friends during their playing time.

But speaking to the DCMS committee on Tuesday, Rafiq hit back, saying: “There was a narrative that we were the best of mates. When Gary came to the club, I saw what I saw in myself… outsiders.

“Mine and Gary’s relationship started to deteriorate. At one point, his behaviour was so disgusting that I raised it with an agent we shared. After that we were amicable but we never shared the same relationship.

“When Gary took over as captain, he found it a real struggle. It was toxic in a lot of ways. I tried to help Gary and the team but it became evident that I was going to be the one picked on.”

Hales has yet to comment on Rafiq’s remarks.

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/cr...-dog-kevin-yorkshire-racism-dcms-b966422.html
 
Saj said:
MPs have been told that former England player Alex Hales named his dog Kevin because he was black, as the batsman was dragged into the Yorkshire racism row in Parliament.

In an emotional testimony, former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq said that he and other Asian players in the home dressing room were repeatedly referred to as “Kevin” in a derogatory manner. The term, initiated by then-Yorkshire captain Gary Ballance, became so widespread that it also spread to the England team’s dressing room, according to Rafiq.

“Kevin was something that Gary used to describe everyone of colour,” he said. “And that was an open secret within the England dressing room. It was used in a derogatory manner.

“Gary and Alex Hales got really close when they played for England together, that’s my understanding. Alex went on to name his dog Kevin because he was black. It’s disgusting how much of a joke it was.”

Rafiq said he was unclear why and how exactly that the name began to be used to describe him and other Asian players within the team, but said it was used each time in a negative sense.

Meanwhile, Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara joined Yorkshire after Rafiq left and was referred to as “Steve”. He said Pujara was unhappy with the description which became so widespread that it was used by the club, commentators and even newspapers.

Earlier this month, Ballance put out a statement saying he regretted using “a racial slur” and that he did not “understand that it had caused Rafa distress”, and that the pair had been close friends during their playing time.

But speaking to the DCMS committee on Tuesday, Rafiq hit back, saying: “There was a narrative that we were the best of mates. When Gary came to the club, I saw what I saw in myself… outsiders.

“Mine and Gary’s relationship started to deteriorate. At one point, his behaviour was so disgusting that I raised it with an agent we shared. After that we were amicable but we never shared the same relationship.

“When Gary took over as captain, he found it a real struggle. It was toxic in a lot of ways. I tried to help Gary and the team but it became evident that I was going to be the one picked on.”

Hales has yet to comment on Rafiq’s remarks.

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/cr...-dog-kevin-yorkshire-racism-dcms-b966422.html
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Have I missed something, why Kevin? What's Kevin's racial connotations?
 
Bewal Express said:
Have I missed something, why Kevin? What's Kevin's racial connotations?
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It has no wider implication or understanding in society.

The thing is Ballance used "Kevin" as his own little joke/codeword for coloured players. Obviously you can't openly say bad things or criticise people by race in a modern dressing room. So Ballance would call them The Kevins are doing this, the Kevins are up to that as a usual. Bloody Kevin, can't trust him etc.

So everyone in the shed for his counties & national teams etc quickly figures out the context of what Kevin means- he ran the "joke" for several years by all accounts as a way to say things otherwise too offensive to get away with. A bit like a sick inside joke.
 
I was one of his biggest supporters here because I always thought he was a great limited-overs talent who was treated unfairly after the whole Stokes incident by being made a scapegoat.

But now that I know that he's just another closet racist, I've lost all respect and sympathy for him.

Hope he gets booted out of Karachi Kings. Don't want to see him in the PSL ever again.
 
Alex Hales has responded to Azeem Rafiq remarks:

“Having heard the allegations made against me, I categorically and absolutely deny there was any racial connotation in the naming of my dog,” he said. “I entirely respect and have huge sympathy for both the stance Azeem Rafiq has taken and what he has had to endure. His evidence was harrowing.

“There is no place for racism or discrimination of any kind in cricket and I will gladly cooperate with any investigation the game’s authorities choose to hold. Neither I nor my representatives will be making any further comment on the matter.”
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
I was one of his biggest supporters here because I always thought he was a great limited-overs talent who was treated unfairly after the whole Stokes incident by being made a scapegoat.

But now that I know that he's just another closet racist, I've lost all respect and sympathy for him.

Hope he gets booted out of Karachi Kings. Don't want to see him in the PSL ever again.
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Oh lol the irony of Pakistan being his biggest fans
 
If this is true, perhaps such behaviour behind the scenes had forced Morgan’s England to blacklist him
 
Alex Hales has responded to Azeem Rafiq remarks:

“Having heard the allegations made against me, I categorically and absolutely deny there was any racial connotation in the naming of my dog,” he said. “I entirely respect and have huge sympathy for both the stance Azeem Rafiq has taken and what he has had to endure. His evidence was harrowing.

“There is no place for racism or discrimination of any kind in cricket and I will gladly cooperate with any investigation the game’s authorities choose to hold. Neither I nor my representatives will be making any further comment on the matter.”
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So did he name his dog Kevin or not?
 
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