Colin Graves: 'Yorkshire are a disgrace'

Yorkshire chairman Colin Graves has branded the county's players "a disgrace" following their relegation from Division One of the County Championship.

The Tykes' fate was sealed yesterday as Worcestershire picked up the solitary bowling bonus point required against Durham.

"The performances have been a disgrace; they have been unacceptable," said Graves. "The players need to take a long, hard look at themselves as far as I'm concerned.

"We've given them everything they wanted - contracts, salaries, we've given them everything.

"So they can't turn around and say Yorkshire's done this or Yorkshire's done that."

Yorkshire's squad includes England internationals Tim Bresnan, Ryan Sidebottom, Ajmal Shahzad and Adil Rashid.