a full house for the start of the second men s ashes test, one of the highlights of the sporting calendar. but alongside the excitement, the game is also now reeling after one of the most chastening reports to rock english sport in recent years. the game was already under scrutiny over the yorkshire racism scandal exposed by the county s former spinner, azeem rafiq. now with this fresh report making 44 recommendations including an independent regulator, the ecb has three months to come up with a plan to salvage trust across the whole of the sport. dan roan, bbc news. let s ta ke let s take you to new zealand because one of the most read stories on our website concerns the kiwi facing a conservation oil crisis because of invasion of species like rats. this unit is extending
among many failings, the report found that women were treated as a subordinate and second class citizens, routinely experiencing sexism. that there was little to no focus on addressing class barriers with scarce provision of cricket in state schools. that a heavy drinking culture excludes many people. and that the ecb had failed to support black cricket. maurice chambers came to essex from jamaica as a teenager and said he experienced racism at the club. an investigation is ongoing. he wonders if young black players will even consider cricket as a career. how many people of my background do you see playing professional cricket now, these days? there s not many of them, are there? is this the kind of stuff i m going to be faced whenever, whatever club that i will be playing for? nobody wants that. tomorrow, lords will welcome a full house for the start of the second men s ashes test, one of the highlights of the sporting calendar. but alongside the excitement, the game is also now reeli
tomorrow, lords will welcome a full house for the start of the second men s ashes test, one of the highlights of the sporting calendar. but alongside the excitement, the game is also now reeling after one of the most chastening reports to rock english sport in recent years. the game was already under scrutiny over the yorkshire racism scandal exposed by the county s former spinner azeem rafiq. now with this fresh report making aa recommendations including an independent regulator, the ecb has three months to come up with a plan to salvage trust across the whole of the sport. dan roan, bbc news. let mejust let me just tell you that i was talking earlier with the report author and we will play the full interview in the next hour. let s return straightaway to that consultants strike action we heard in england government reaction in