Yorkshire: ECB set deadline over hosting 2022 internationals

Headingley was stripped of its right to host international matches in November in response to Yorkshire's handling of Azeem Rafiq’s allegations of Institutional racism

The ECB have issued Yorkshire with a deadline to regain their international status for summer 2022.

Headingley was stripped of its right to host international matches in November in response to Yorkshire’s handling of Azeem Rafiq’s allegations of institutional racism.

According to BBC Sport, the club have until early spring to meet conditions set out by the ECB.

Headingley was scheduled to host an England Test against New Zealand, beginning on June 23, and an ODI against South Africa on July 24.

The ground was also due to host an Ashes Test in 2023, alongside Edgbaston, The Oval, Lord’s and Old Trafford.

Where the matches will be staged should Yorkshire not meet the criteria issued by the ECB is not yet known.

An ECB investigation into Rafiq’s allegations and Yorkshire’s handling of them is also ongoing.