England’s Test captain has done a lot of good over the past few years on and off the pitch but he has been evasive over the Yorkshire CCC racism scandal
“I think … when I look back … I can’t …”
Imagine being Joe Root right now. For the past two summers you’ve engaged sincerely with the need to broaden your sport. You’ve taken the knee. You’ve stood for the cameras in a T-shirt covered in uplifting slogans. You’ve engaged with issues beyond the remit of any previous England captain. You’ve spoken proudly of the diversity in your team, in a way that does make a difference, and not only to the optics-panic of your employers at the ECB.
Written by Barney Ronay
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2021/nov/12/joe-roots-response-rafiq-case-nowhere-near-good-enough under the title “Say it ain’t so, Joe: Root’s response to Rafiq case was nowhere near good enough | Barney Ronay”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
