Yorkshire cricket racism hearing tells Tim Bresnan he used racial slurs towards Azeem Rafiq's sister
Rafiq claimed that Bresnan used the term towards his sister Amna on a day media at Headingley in 2014.
Bresnan, who is not involved in the process, denies the allegation.
The complaint was part of evidence heard on the first day of the Cricket Disciplinary Committee hearing into the Yorkshire racism allegations.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) also laid out their cases against former England bowler Matthew Hoggard and former Yorkshire manager John Blain, who both withdrew from the proceedings.
The ECB will set out its case against the former head coach of the Yorkshire Andrew Gale and ex-bowling coach Richard Pyrah, who will both not take part, on Thursday before moving on to former England n captain Michael Vaughan, who is due to appear.
Rafiq spoke briefly to confirm witness statements regarding Hoggard, Bresnan and Blain, but the panel said they didn't need to ask him any more questions. He is expected to be called up on Thursday.
Rafiq said former Yorkshire teammates Bresnan and Gary Ballance had used the phrase in reference to his sister's Pakistani heritage when they saw her during media day while on an internship in the county.
The allegation was part of the record of the ECB against Bresnan, who was accused of having discredited the game.
The lawyer for the BCE, Jane Mulcahy, speaking at the London International Arbitration Center, said Rafiq also alleged that Bresnan used racial slur towards or about Asian women he found attractive from around 2014 .
Rafiq also claimed that Bresnan, now 38, used the phrase to point to an Asian woman who bumped into them in a bar at a team hotel in Birmingham in July 2018.
Bresnan, who played 23 Tests and 85 one-day internationals for the England and won two Ashes series, said he never had and would never use those terms.
In his initial response to the ECB and an interview with the governing body, Bresnan denied ever having met Amna Rafiq. He later confessed to seeing her from afar when she was working in Leicester.
Bresnan, who withdrew from proceedings in February, also denied ever being alone in a bar with Rafiq.
What are the other claims against Bresnan?The other two parts of the indictment against Bresnan relate to allegations that he used the terms "the brothers" and "all of you" in reference to Asian players at Yorkshire.
Rafiq claimed that Bresnan regularly referred to him and other Asian players, including England spinner Adil Rashid, as "the brothers".
It is also claimed that Bresnan used the term against Rafiq, Rashid, Ajmal Shahzad and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan before a match T wenty20 v Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in June 2009.
Rafiq claimed that Bresnan used the term towards his sister Amna on a day media at Headingley in 2014.
Bresnan, who is not involved in the process, denies the allegation.
The complaint was part of evidence heard on the first day of the Cricket Disciplinary Committee hearing into the Yorkshire racism allegations.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) also laid out their cases against former England bowler Matthew Hoggard and former Yorkshire manager John Blain, who both withdrew from the proceedings.
The ECB will set out its case against the former head coach of the Yorkshire Andrew Gale and ex-bowling coach Richard Pyrah, who will both not take part, on Thursday before moving on to former England n captain Michael Vaughan, who is due to appear.
Rafiq spoke briefly to confirm witness statements regarding Hoggard, Bresnan and Blain, but the panel said they didn't need to ask him any more questions. He is expected to be called up on Thursday.
Rafiq said former Yorkshire teammates Bresnan and Gary Ballance had used the phrase in reference to his sister's Pakistani heritage when they saw her during media day while on an internship in the county.
The allegation was part of the record of the ECB against Bresnan, who was accused of having discredited the game.
The lawyer for the BCE, Jane Mulcahy, speaking at the London International Arbitration Center, said Rafiq also alleged that Bresnan used racial slur towards or about Asian women he found attractive from around 2014 .
Rafiq also claimed that Bresnan, now 38, used the phrase to point to an Asian woman who bumped into them in a bar at a team hotel in Birmingham in July 2018.
Bresnan, who played 23 Tests and 85 one-day internationals for the England and won two Ashes series, said he never had and would never use those terms.
In his initial response to the ECB and an interview with the governing body, Bresnan denied ever having met Amna Rafiq. He later confessed to seeing her from afar when she was working in Leicester.
Bresnan, who withdrew from proceedings in February, also denied ever being alone in a bar with Rafiq.
What are the other claims against Bresnan?The other two parts of the indictment against Bresnan relate to allegations that he used the terms "the brothers" and "all of you" in reference to Asian players at Yorkshire.
Rafiq claimed that Bresnan regularly referred to him and other Asian players, including England spinner Adil Rashid, as "the brothers".
It is also claimed that Bresnan used the term against Rafiq, Rashid, Ajmal Shahzad and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan before a match T wenty20 v Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in June 2009.
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