puddleduck
Chairman of Selectors
That has changed massively in the last 10 years and is something you both won't have seen obviously. You also won't see the changes immediately, it'll be a gradual thing. You only have to look at the likes of Panesar and Bopara coming through to see the start of those changes. I played a large part in helping my old club in London transform itself and across the whole of London access to cricket is at an all time high.
The fact that schools and the education system itself can't afford the land to build cricket pitches is certainly not the ECB's fault. The richer private schools can afford the pitches, and that doesn't fall into the ECB's remit. Theirs is to support external clubs, which they actually do with inner city projects and access to equipment.
The fact that schools and the education system itself can't afford the land to build cricket pitches is certainly not the ECB's fault. The richer private schools can afford the pitches, and that doesn't fall into the ECB's remit. Theirs is to support external clubs, which they actually do with inner city projects and access to equipment.