after he was accused of making a racist comment towards him, and Sky has launched an investigation into the claims. First-class counties are being asked to sign up to a 12-point action plan to improve the situation within the game after Azeem Rafiq's evidence on Tuesday in front of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee. Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena, which was due to host the wheelchair final, is also unavailable due to prior commitments but Liverpool will still provide the training bases for Italy and Tonga. The last couple of months have been his most positive period in the last two years since his hip resurfacing surgery, and although the Scot at last able to play a sequence of tournaments and showing encouraging form, he has found wins hard to come by.