Bottom of the class

The 'elitism' condemned in the damning report on English cricket has echoes here. PLUS: Midweek Bike Club.

On the eve of the second Ashes test an incendiary report into the culture of English cricket was released. Timed for maximum exposure - this was no dropping of bad news at 5pm on a Friday - the report concluded that “racism, sexism, classism and elitism are widespread in English and Welsh cricket”.