where we are finding that they do not want necessarily to commit the same time that is necessary to go to the next step because they d prefer, i am not saying they all do it, they sometimes prefer to go into other educational fields. there was no response in the room. there was immediately on social media. former international ebony rainford brent chairs the ace foundation to address the declining black cricket participation. she reacted. these outdated views are exactly why we are in this position. unfortunately the decision makers hold onto these myths, ie, that young, black people like football, and the asian community is only interested in education. michael 0 farrell apologised for what he described as his lack of clarity. i was aiming to make the point that as a game cricket has failed a generation of young cricketers, he said. azeem rafiq accepted that apology but with deep concerns. i just feel like clearly the counties and the game are still very much in denial and that s a bi