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It added that relationships had "broken down" between Mr and Mrs Sharp and Cedar staff, citing "ongoing incidents of verbal aggression, disparaging comments, and intimidation towards staff".

England face an Australia side going through a degree of turbulence, with head coach Brad Donald stepping down in early February amid allegations he made a disparaging comment about a journalist in front of players.

Popular comedian Vir Das also weighed in on the controversy and criticised news channels for their one-dimensional coverage of the incident and for taking a disparaging view of all digital content.

The more Cronin spoke, the more it became clear that he wasn’t disparaging his players as much as he was warning them about the grind of the Big Ten season.

Whitlock, on his podcast “Fearless,” reflected on his time and interactions with Faraji while at Fox Sports while also making disparaging comments about Taylor.