After racist and sexist tweets from fast bowler Ollie Robinson were discovered during his Test debut against New Zealand, the England and Wales Cricket Board now face a tough call on how they sanction him. It wasn’t supposed to be like this for the ECB. After an enduringly tough winter, Wednesday was the new dawn. […]
Holding longs for real change
Article by March 16, 2021
Legendary West Indies fast bowler turned cricket pundit, Michael Holding, has revealed his powerful, impassioned plea for an end to institutionalised racism had just come ‘spilling’ out, following the death of American George Floyd.
Floyd’s death, at the hands of police officer Derek Chauvin last year, prompted global outcry and worldwide protests. In response to the incident, Holding gave powerful testimony about racial injustice, during Sky Cricket’s coverage of England against West Indies in July 2020.
Holding won the Sports Journalists’ Association (SJA) Award for Best Pundit in 2020 at the SJA Awards and Sky Sports won the Sports Network of the Year category. The Sports Pundit award is decided by an SJA Members’ vote.
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Mark Wood (Durham)
Ben Foakes and Keaton Jennings return to the Test set-up for the first time in 12 months.
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