A new independent assessment of cricket in England and Wales says that "genuine progress" has been made in the sport's bid to address its long-standing issues of inclusion and equity - but adds that further work is needed in several areas, including at senior leadership level.

The State of Equity in Cricket Report, published by Sport Structures, had been commissioned by the ECB as a follow-up to the damning 2023 report by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) , which found that racism, classism, sexism and elitism were "widespread" in the sport.

That original report had concluded with 44 recommendations to the ECB, one of which was to publish a "full State of Equity Report every three years". This latest document, 53 pages long, has been delivered a year ahead of sche

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