currently preparing for the start of the second test in this men s ashes series tomorrow but alongside the excitement they will also be huge concern about what is surely one of the most damaging reports to rocking the most damaging reports to rocking the sport in recent years. among those many recommendations is the suggestion that the annual eton versus harrow schools match at lord s is scrapped and there is equalisation when it comes to pay between the men s and women s teams. how much of those proposals the ecb is prepared to implement and feels it can afford to remains to be seen but there is no doubt it s under huge pressure for radical reform. england have named their team for the second ashes test at lord s. they ve brought injosh tongue and will have an all pace attack. tongue will play in just his second test and has replaced moeen ali. sojoe root is the only spinner in the team. australia haven t named their team yet after their dramatic two wicket
is it that there can be achieved? the report describes the recommendations as radical reform. that s what they say is required in this situation from the ecb. the first of them was for there to be an unreserved apology. the ecb has already delivered that as you heard. i m on the other 43, the most eye catching is the equalisation of paint between men and women. the icc commission said they wanted to see match fees the same between the england men s and women s teams immediately and the longer term, within six or seven years, the pay for bull england men and women to have parity. whether or not the ecb feel they can afford to do that it will require a significant change in financing, it remains to be seen. they have given themselves three months to look at the raft of proposals. that is one of those that fall into the category where there
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the home secretary has backed the met commissioner to get the job done. but with a general election probably next year and manifestos to be written before that, will party leaders demand radical reform of policing sooner? page after page, the report provides both a detailed diagnosis of what has gone wrong and a blueprint for radical reform. the strength of its findings require an immediate and urgent response. today marks a huge moment for policing in london and across the country. there will be more dark days before improvements are visible. for traditional british policing, the warning lights are flashing. mark easton, bbc news. our special correspondent lucy manning is here. previous commissioners of the metropolitan police have faced enormous challenges but is it fair to say that mark rowley, given the