BBC keen to work with Vaughan despite axe

Michael Vaughan

The BBC has said it expects to work with former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan again, despite dropping him from their coverage of the Ashes following allegations of racism made by Azeem Rafiq.

English cricket has been rocked by racism revelations from Pakistan-born Rafiq. He recently gave testimony to lawmakers in which he said his career had been ended by the racist abuse he received while at leading English county Yorkshire.

Wednesday saw the BBC confirm Vaughan remained on contract and talks were continuing over his return. A BBC spokesperson said: "We're in regular contact with Michael and have had positive conversations with him. Our contributors are required to talk about relevant issues, so Michael's involvement in a story of such significance means it's not possible for him to be part of our Ashes coverage. We expect to work with Michael again in the future. He remains on contract to the BBC."

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