Vaughan axed from BBC radio show

his own ‘Tuffers and Vaughan show’ on Five Live this week while his BBC bosses consider his position as an expert pundit and analyst across their platforms.

Vaughan denies allegations made in the report investigating claims by former player Rafiq of deep-rooted racism at Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

And there have been fresh claims of wrongdoing with reports of an Asian Yorkshire player being urinated on and a Muslim prayer mat being used to wipe up bodily fluids.

Roger Hutton, chairman of Yorkshire, quit yesterday and delivered an attack on his own executive and the governing body, the ECB.

Hanif Malik and Stephen Willis quit as non-executive directors and vice-chairman Neil Hartley will follow after a transition period, but the two executive directors at the heart of the saga – chief executive Mark Arthur and director of cricket Martyn Moxon – remain in place for now.

Labour peer Lord Patel, given the job of rebuilding Yorkshire’s reputation, said: “The club needs to learn from its past errors, regain trust and rebuild relationships.”

The former ECB board member has taken over as chairman of the club after a raft of resignations were confirmed at an emergency board meeting. Arthur and Moxon were urged to quit by Hutton in a strongly-worded statement in which he accused the pair of failing to apologise and accept there was racism at the club.

A BBC spokesman said: “The show focuses on topical discussion around current cricketing matters and given his personal involvement, we need to ensure we maintain the impartiality of the programme.

“We remain in discussion with Michael and his team.”