“Mark Vermeulen has been banned from participating in all cricket activities”
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Zimbabwe Cricket have banned batsman Mark Vermeulen from all forms of cricket after he posted a racist comment on social media.
“I didn’t mean anything by it”
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England pace bowler Stuart Broad has apologised for his comments about the United Kingdom’s minimum wage on Twitter.
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“Don’t tweet when you’ve had a drink”
Australia pace bowler Ryan Harris has apologised for sending out a foul-mouthed tweet when he was denied entry into the Crown Perth Casino since he was too drunk.
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“We apologise for any offence caused”
Cricket Australia have apologised for posting an offensive tweet about England spinner Monty Panesar, in which four bearded men are wearing blue, red, yellow and green shirts and turbans.
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Cricket Australia have requested that the page be taken down
Cricket Australia has requested a Facebook page entitled “100,000 likes and I’ll tackle Stuart Broad on Boxing Day” to be deleted after it amassed more than 114,000 likes.
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Sreesanth and Chavan were both given life bans
India pace bowler Sreesanth has been found guilty of spot-fixing in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and slapped with a life ban.
Collier hopes that his apology resolved any remaining bad blood between the two boards
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive David Collier has issued an apology to Cricket South Africa (CSA) after stating that South African players “provoked” batsman Kevin Pietersen into sending derogatory text messages about former Test captain Andrew Strauss.
Pietersen apologised for all his actions this summer
After England batsman Kevin Pietersen dominated the headlines with his text messaging scandal and rows with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and his team-mates, it seems that the press can finally report on something more positive about the South African-born player.
