The publication of the long-awaited and (un)shockingly damning report into discrimination this week has coincided with the start of the second Ashes Test.
Among many criticisms, the report highlighted the ECB’s conflicting roles as both promoter and regulator. These were in evidence first-hand at Lord’s, where, within hours of one another on Monday, press calls with players vowing to stick to their cricketing guns and administrators promising change were hosted.
