Yorkshire County Cricket Club have this morning suspended their young all-rounder, Azeem Rafiq, following reports of misconduct whilst he was on England Under 19 duty at Northampton. The club will carry out a full investigation into the events leading up to the player being sent home by ECB Team Management before deciding on what course of action they will take. The matter came to the attention of the club following Rafiq’s four-letter outburst on the social networking site, Twitter.

Stewart Regan, Yorkshire’s Chief Executive said, “Azeem’s behaviour was totally unacceptable and the club will not tolerate it. Our professional players are role models to aspiring young cricketers and need to behave as such. Whilst Azeem has apologised formally to the ECB, the club and the coach in question the club still intend to carry out a full investigation before deciding on what disciplinary action to take. In the meantime, he is suspended on full pay and unavailable for selection.”

It is likely that Rafiq will also be summoned to Lords to face an ECB Disciplinary Committee over the next few days.