Michael Vaughn Ashes

[EXKAY120]

I see "Vaughny" (one of the nicest guys in English cricket) has been axed by the BBC ! what do we think lads ??

[Kettmark]

I m surprised it took this long for them to announce it. His broadcasting career is over unfortu nately, just as he was getting the hang of it.

[Challo]

Removed by the BBC but still working for Fox Aus. I think his career is still going ok.

[EXKAY120]

I hope so, a really nice guy that the BBC want to rinse out in my opinion !

[WindyCommon]

It’s tough to be in the public eye nowadays. There are people for whom getting someone “cancelled” is an end/activity in itself, especially as the public pile-on is such good sport. Vaughan has set out to be deliberately provocative to current players at times, so has some enemies in the game. Easy for someone to find something to have a pop with. BBC very weak at defending anyone subject to criticism of any sort. Excuse about presenters having conflicts of interest as expected to engage with players on current topics looks like a - well - an excuse…

Or maybe he’s an old-fashioned racist hiding in plain view…? I find that hard to believe.

[anonymous-user]

Challo said:

Removed by the BBC but still working for Fox Aus. I think his career is still going ok.

Wokedom strikes again:

BT Sport is reviewing plans to use Fox Sports commentary for its coverage of this winter's Ashes series.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan is currently part of the Australian broadcaster's team.

BT Sport holds the UK TV rights for the Ashes between England and Australia and had planned to take the audio feed from Fox Sports, one of the Australian rights holders.

BT Sport said the recent report into the Yorkshire racism scandal was "extremely disappointing" and a "concern for all".

"Given these recent events, we are reviewing and discussing our commentary plans with Cricket Australia," a statement read.

[Kettmark]

I remember listening to Vaughan commentating on an England game when adult Rashid was playing. Must have been a couple of years ago now. He was very cagey about what he said about Rashid which makes me think there is history between the two.

[WindyCommon]

Kettmark said:

I remember listening to Vaughan commentating on an England game when adult Rashid was playing. Must have been a couple of years ago now. He was very cagey about what he said about Rashid which makes me think there is history between the two.

Correct.

Excellent article here: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-bbc-is-wro...

Edited by WindyCommon on Friday 26th November 17:50

[FredericRobinson]

That’s not the first time I’ve seen it said that the offending words were ‘you lot’, surely it’s the ‘too many’ that’s the issue?

[Stuart70]

FredericRobinson said:

That’s not the first time I’ve seen it said that the offending words were ‘you lot’, surely it’s the ‘too many’ that’s the issue?

Do you think, perhaps, it might be both?

[FredericRobinson]

Stuart70 said:

Do you think, perhaps, it might be both?

It’s the entire comment, especially coming from the most senior player at Yorkshire at the time, and one of the most senior in the game, focussing on the ‘you lot’ is an attempt to play down what was said, especially in the context of a dressing room which was clearly hostile to young Asian players.

[Venisonpie]

Good article in the times by David Walsh today about this, appears MV really not helping himself at the moment. Very disappointing from him.

[unrepentant]