"It's also key, given Arsenal's transition over the last few years, that Mikel Arteta is there [at Arsenal]. He is getting the chance to play on a consistent basis and Mikel seems to be developing his game into a different phase. "Racism is a cancer in all walks of life and unfortunately in professional sports too, and is something which of course has to be stamped out. Following their first Test defeat, Thirlby stressed the importance of her side being more composed and clinical in possession, but that did not materialise in a tentative opening quarter. In response to Rashid's statement, Vaughan said on Monday: "I categorically deny saying the words attributed to me by Azeem Rafiq and want to re-state this publicly because the 'you lot' comment simply never happened."