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This morning? i'm really surprised, yes- only from _ this morning? i'm really surprised, yes. only from the _ this morning? i'm really surprised, yes. only from the point _ this morning? i'm really surprised, yes. only from the point of- this morning? i'm really surprised, yes. only from the point of view. yes. only from the point of view that it's — yes. only from the point of view that it's not something i've experienced, and i've been involved in club _ experienced, and i've been involved in club cricket for a very long time — in club cricket for a very long time. �* . . in club crick...

Racism, sexism, class —based discrimination, and elitism are widespread and deep—rooted throughout the game. the stories were absolutely horrific, and it goes to show that the culture in cricket is rotten. the report called holding up a mirror to cricket heard from more than 4000 people, with 50% saying they had experienced discrimination in the game. 75% of those who suffered it did not report it to the cricket authorities. i think the first thing i need to do, dan, is to apologise. and that's the first recommendation that the report made. so i think to those individuals that have been di...

Examples of racism, discrimination, they felt like outcasts. they set up their own cricket league so they could find a safe space for themselves, so they could fall back in love with the game, essentially. maybe we had a lost generation of cricketers because of that, many people have thought, actually, this is not the career for me, cricket is not a career where i can see a future. therefore, you see a lot of people that fell out of love with the game and maybe are lost to the game. i'm talking from the coaching perspective or even an administration perspective. 28% of recreational cricket is ...

There's a lack of female representation among decision—makersand fewer opportunities for women to play at premier grounds. we heard some quite damning and shocking evidence from individuals. we heard of women being constantly stereotyped, demeaned, facing predatory behaviour we heard from woman were having to walk into score boxes and face signs that say no bras allowed. this is 2023 not 1923. the stories were absolutely horrific and it goes to show that the culture in cricket is rotten. the findings of the report also point to elitism and class—based discrimination in cricket. pointing to...

Rapidly changing, but one of the recommendations, it says it is deep—seated, structural and cultural, and recommendation 18, deep—seated, structural and cultural, and recommendation i8, i spent some time reading these this morning, it needs to go to the very root of things to change. this one, we recommend to the mcc that the annual fixtures between eton and harrow, and oxford and cambridge, are no longer played at lord's. they should be replaced by national finals day is for state school under 15 competitions for boys and girls. no disrespect to those august institutions, that says it all...