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Yorkshire clear-out begins as director of cricket Martyn Moxon, head coach Andrew Gale and the ENTIRE coaching team are axed in the wake of Azeem Rafiq racism scandal
- Yorkshire have culled 16 members of staff in the wake of their racism scandal
- The cricket club have cleared out their staff in the wake of the Azeem Rafiq affair
- Coach Andrew Gale was suspended last month for an offensive historical tweet
- Martyn Moxon, who has been signed off with a stress-related illness, is gone too
Long-serving director of cricket Martyn Moxon and head coach Andrew Gale have left Yorkshire, along with the entire coaching team, in the wake of the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal.
Moxon had been signed off from work due to a stress-related illness while Gale had been suspended pending a disciplinary hearing since November 9 as the fall-out continues in the wake of the Rafiq investigation.
A statement from Yorkshire read: ‘We can confirm that Martyn Moxon, Director of Cricket, and Andrew Gale, First XI Coach, have left the Club today (3 December), in addition to all members of the coaching team.
‘A new Director of Cricket will be appointed imminently, alongside a new coaching team which is being recruited.’
Yorkshire say the total number of departures is 16, including six members of the backroom medical team provided by Pavilion Physiotherapy Clinic, and that an interim medical team is in the process of being appointed.
Martyn Moxon and Andrew Gale have both left Yorkshire in the wake of the racism scandal
Head coach Gale was suspended last month for an historic offensive tweet, and is now gone
Long-serving director of cricket Moxon had been…
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Source : dailymail
