Frothing over in the Lord's Long Room
The Final Word Cricket Podcast
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The Importance of Free-to-Wear Television in the ECB
I think part of the strengths of the report is just really highlighting things we always have known, but actually putting it down in writing. 93% of the UK population are state educated. To have 58% of the professional gains being probably educated is outrageous. There's the free-to-wear television debate. People are making a bit of a song and dance of 2.1 million people watching the climax of the edge bass and test match on the sky. Just imagine what that number could have been, had it not been on the sky! And I think it's short-sighted that all five test matches are behind the payroll. The sport needs to make money, I'm aware of that
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