"The war-gaming bit is important but Covid has of course added another completely different level to that but we've got to get past that. "We have thought long and deeply and planned long for this series and not all of it has gone perfectly," he said. The five-match Ashes series starts in Brisbane on December 8. Giles said Joe Root's squad was the "best-prepared" he had been involved in for a tour to Australia, where England have a miserable record of nine defeats in their past 10 Tests. We can lead the way hopefully, in sport and in society." "We are in the public eye, very front and centre at the moment with the issues we have in the game and it's great that we can do something about it. Giles said his experience of the England dressing room was "very positive", highlighting in particular the diversity of the white-ball team, which won the World Cup in 2019.Īnd he said cricket had a "great opportunity" to lead the way on tackling discrimination. And to do that we need to educate, we need to share and I also think we need to tolerate." "I'm sure cricket's not alone in those experiences but it's clear we need to keep creating environments where people can keep coming forward and sharing those experiences and we can talk about these issues. "I've been involved in the game over the last 30 years and I'm sure there will be incidents and things I've said that I wouldn't be proud of in a different time and a different context," he added. "For me if zero tolerance means we cut people off, we don't give second chances, we don't give people a chance to rehabilitate then I think we've got a problem," he said. The former Test bowler, 48, said there should be no place for discrimination in the game but he also called for understanding. Giles, speaking to British reporters from the team's base in Australia on Sunday, said the England squad had reflected on the Rafiq issue and hearing his story had been "hard to listen to". Former Yorkshire player Vaughan, who has "categorically denied" the allegation, was subsequently dropped from the BBC's broadcasting team for the Ashes, which starts next month, to avoid a "conflict of interest".
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