An ‘all-game’ meeting was held today at The Oval between several cricketing boards in order to discuss the recent revelations about racism in the English game.

The ECB, MCC, the PCA, NCCA and the First Class and Recreational County Cricket network met in order to form a strategy of how to “stamp out” discrimination from the game.

Following the meeting the groups released a joint statement that read: “Azeem Rafiq has shone a light on our game that has shocked, shamed and saddened us all.

“Racism and discrimination is a blight on our game. To Azeem and all those who have experienced any form of discrimination, we are truly sorry. Our sport did not welcome you, our game did not accept you as we should have done. We apologise unreservedly for your suffering.

“We stand together against discrimination in all its forms, and are united as a sport to act. We will continue to listen, and make swift, positive changes to the culture of the game. We will embrace and celebrate differences everywhere, knowing that with diversity, we are stronger.

“Today, as a game, we discussed a series of tangible commitments to make cricket a sport where everyone feels safe, and everyone feels included. We will now finalise the detail and publish these actions next week.

“Our game must win back your trust.”

The response to the statement has been overwhelmingly negative, with many claiming that it fails to come to any substantial conclusions.

Some others felt that the statement amounted to little more than corporate speak.

Others had a more reserved approach, noting that it was always likely that producing a statement that so many parties would put their name too was unlikely to be ground-breaking and also to withhold judgement until the “tangible” steps will be announced next week.