Racism crisis at Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Report into England crickets issues released:

I am sure certain members here will be very upset about the equal pay recommendation.

English establishment must listen and learn in wake of ICEC report
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English establishment must listen and learn in wake of ICEC report

By holding up a mirror to expose cricket's flaws, this landmark document should help to instigate meaningful change
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ECB issues 'unreserved apology' as ICEC report reveals deep-rooted discrimination within English cricket
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ECB issues 'unreserved apology' as ICEC report reveals deep-rooted discrimination within English cricket

Sport's failings laid bare in 317-page document, including 44 recommendations to improve equity
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Commission recommends 'fundamental overhaul' of women's cricket pay structure
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Commission recommends 'fundamental overhaul' of women's cricket pay structure

Equity of pay across international and domestic cricket by 2030 necessary to address "historic underinvestment" in women's game
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'Home of cricket is still a home principally for men': Lord's castigated for lack of Women's Tests
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'Home of cricket is still a home principally for men': Lord's castigated for lack of Women's Tests

MCC criticised for hosting annual Eton-Harrow fixture but solitary women's ODI since 2017
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Equal pay for women cricketers is as ridiculous as equal pay for tennis players. They struggle to fill the seats and viewership doesn't come close to the men's game. Equal popularity = equal pay. Not gender.
 
Only 4 of those 10 make any sense:

  • Overhauling school cricket and talent pathways​

  • A national T20 competition for state school teams​

  • Cricket's class barriers​

  • An open and transparent complaints policy​

 
zeb said:
Equal pay for women cricketers is as ridiculous as equal pay for tennis players. They struggle to fill the seats and viewership doesn't come close to the men's game. Equal popularity = equal pay. Not gender.
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The equal pay argument was popularized by the US women's soccer team. In their case, they are actually way more successful than their men counterparts and also generated more money when the stats were broken down (soccer is the no 1 sport among women in the USA and maybe 4th or 5th among men) and when you look at the background of the good USA men's players, they are often the offspring of recent generation migrants from Europe, Africa, Mexico or South America.

I agree with you that it's simply not feasible now in most countries apart from the USA and maybe England etc but their argument also is that women's sport does not get as much exposure which is a valid argument. So maybe we can start by giving them more exposure. Due to Banyana Banyana's successes over recent years like qualifying for World Cups and winning WAFCON, more women in SA will play sport. The SA women's team is actually very decent by world standards when you consider how little they have to work with.
 
stefan9 said:
I see the ICC has made price money at wc's the same for women & men:

ICC announces equal prize money for men's and women's World Cups
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ICC announces equal prize money for men's and women's World Cups

The decision extends to Under-19 World Cups too; also, over-rate fines capped at 50% of match fee in WTC matches
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Yeah, probably not really sustainable. It would have been better for them to boost marketing of women's sports and then gradually increase salaries.

As much as a lot of people have issues with WWE, its been successful in this than most sports. The womens matches are worth watching and I understand how many of the women wrestlers would easily command more than their male counterparts.
 
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