Michael Vaughan, Jonathan Agnew asked to empty their pockets by South African police officer

Former English cricketers Michael Vaughan and Jonathan Agnew were asked to shell out money by a corrupt police officer in South Africa. The duo is currently working as Test Match Special commentators for British Broadcast Corporation (BBC). Day before yesterday, both the cricketers were driving their rented car back to their hotel. It was night time and broadcaster Henry Blofeld and commentator Simon Mann were also seated in the car at the back. As per Vaughan, Agnew who was on the wheels was told to come out of the car and give 40 pounds. It was because Agnew was not carrying his driving license. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: South Africa vs England 2015-16, 4th Test at Centurion, Day 1

Vaughan was quoted by Daily Mail speaking with BBC Five, “All of a sudden we got pulled in for no apparent reason. He [police officer] was taking Aggers [Agnew] to the cop shop! He said: ‘Right, empty your pockets, give me your money, what have you got?’ We were all emptying our pockets. I had to give him an English tenner. It was dangerous territory for us all.” MCL 2016: Michael Vaughan to become player-cum-director for Capricorn Commanders

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Vaughan added light-heartily that he clicked a photo of Agnew and the police officer, “I had to do it without the policeman seeing. He was an angry man – he didn’t like me at all. At one brief moment I thought Mr Agnew was going to be spending the night behind bars. We might have had to start the Free Jonathan Agnew campaign. It was a hairy moment.  The best bit about it is that once he’d said, ‘Empty your pockets’, the officer then said, ‘How’s the cricket going then? Who’s winning? Did South Africa have the better day?’ I said: We’re off. I’m not hanging around.”