the england and wales cricket board has apologised and admits the sport needs a reset after a report found racism, sexism and elitism are widespread. the independent commission for equity in cricket has spent the last two years, getting evidence from more than 4,000 people. bosses from tesco, sainsbury s, asda and morrisons will be questioned by mps about high prices in supermarkets. the british retail consortium says food price rises eased slightly again this month.restrictions on price promotions for unhealthy foods are going to be introduced in wales. the laws which are expected to come into force in 2025 would also see rules on where high sugar, salt and fat foods are placed in shops. the aim is to tackle obesity and diabetes. a charity says the cost of school uniforms is still a big issue, despite rules aimed at keeping prices down. the children s society found parents spent on average £422 a year on secondary and £287 on primary uniforms. the government says it wa
people are doing good things. paul is one. tell us more. is one. tell us more. i volunteered at our village is one. tell us more. i volunteered at our village cricket is one. tell us more. i volunteered at our village cricket club. - is one. tell us more. i volunteered at our village cricket club. we - is one. tell us more. i volunteered at our village cricket club. we are . at our village cricket club. we are fortunate that we are slap bang in the middle of two public schools. i have not found any of what has been brought out in this report at our club. if anything, the kids that play at our club actually bring on the otherjuniors who are not fortunate to go to a public school. they are really supportive. we range from under nine all the way of to under 15, we have seven or eight teams, we have girls, we have a ladies team, the men s team is a mixture of normal, working class people and asians, who all integrate together fantastically. i m people and asians, who all integrate tog
summer sport, april to september is plenty of time for state schools to teach it, but it is the snobbery and elitism that deters lower classes from being interested. freddie flintoff did address this in a documentary last year, he knows it exists, that is from zara in berkshire. and my daughter recently turned eight, played and efforts cricket tournament for the club on sunday, it was away from home, and three girls teams took part, the club didn t send a couch, it was left to the dads to arrange it, the boys had a couch at home. the club is amazing normally, but it seems biased to the boys team. such good callers today, hear, hear, so much good work from cricket clubs, the danger is that it will demoralise the volunteer base. amelia, katie, mumtaz, good morning, what is your thoughts? mumtaz, good morning, what is your thou~hts? ., ., ., thoughts? good morning, how are you, nic ? i thoughts? good morning, how are you, nicky? i am thoughts? good morning, how are you, nicky? i am fin
think, by the time you go to under 13s, think, by the time you go to under 135, i m sure the proportion of private school kids in the county set up is a lot higher by then. it isjust a volume set up is a lot higher by then. it is just a volume and access to facilities, and our club is super supportive, it is great, and they will try and do anything, but we have got coaches who have 30 kids of all ability, and i can t expect specialist attention, and so we are considering, well, how can we get somebody to coach them specifically somebody to coach them specifically so they can keep up, you know? so it just feels like there is an inequality there, just right from the get go. and i say it probably feels a bit like that is just how it has always been, this is how things are always done, it doesn t feel specifically prejudiced, itjust sort of exists, and the other thing that amazed me, one of our fixtures is 200 miles away, and it is on a
assistance. you were right on the money, as it were, an appropriate phrase, not one. let s bring in paul, and naveed. paul, on the elitism, takes a coach to show you how to hold a cricket bat properly, example? how to hold a cricket bat properly, examle? . ~ . example? yes, i think there are massive steps example? yes, i think there are massive steps that example? yes, i think there are massive steps that cricket - example? yes, i think there are massive steps that cricket have | massive steps that cricket have made massive steps that cricket have made you massive steps that cricket have made. you know, the coaches representing cricket, the gentleman on the representing cricket, the gentleman on the breakfast show was talking about on the breakfast show was talking about a on the breakfast show was talking about a club in cirencester, a massive about a club in cirencester, a massive commitment people have put into the massive commitment people have put into the game at