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Cricket Discipline Commission fines range from £2,500 to £6,000‘I have never cared about individual punishments,’ says RafiqThe ECB’s Cricket Discipline Commission has published its sanctions against the six former Yorkshire players who were found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute by using racist language towards Azeem Rafiq, imposing fines ranging from £2,500 to £6,000 and adding a “strong recommendation” they should undertake anti-racism training courses at their own expense.Matthew Hoggard, Tim Bresnan, Andrew Gale, John Blain and Richard Pyrah were all found guilty on some or all charges of breaching ECB directive 3.3 following hearings held in London in March. Their cases were heard in their absence after they withdrew from the disciplinary process. Gary Ballance was also not involved in the hearings, after admitting the charges he was facing. The former England captain Michael Vaughan did participate and was cleared. Continue reading...