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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Raf Nicholson

Heather Knight calls on cricket to be more equitable, diverse and inclusive

The England captain, Heather Knight, during the Test against Australia at Trent Bridge in June
The England captain, Heather Knight, wants ‘any young girl to have the same opportunities to be a cricketer as a young boy has’. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images

Heather Knight said the findings of the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket are “unsurprising” and hopes the report will enable cricket to “lead the way in terms of being more equitable, diverse and inclusive”.

The report, released on Tuesday, outlined what it labelled the “routine marginalisation” of women’s cricket in England and called for a fundamental recalibration, including the introduction of equal pay at international level by 2030.

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