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Equal pay targets for men and women set out in a major report on equality, diversity and inclusion in cricket cannot be committed to yet by the England and Wales Cricket Board.<\/p>\n

The Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) report published in June said women in the sport were treated as \u201csecond class citizens\u201d and recommended that the ECB strive to ensure equal pay on average at domestic level by 2029 and at international level by 2030.<\/p>\n

The ICEC report authors said they had received credible evidence that in international white-ball cricket, where there is a broadly equivalent amount of play, the average salary for England women was 20.6 per cent of the average salary for England men in 2021. The report also found total spend on women\u2019s salaries in The Hundred was 25 per cent of what was spent on men\u2019s salaries.<\/p>\n

However, while the ECB is determined to close the gap, it has not committed itself to the report\u2019s timeline for achieving equality.<\/p>\n

Chief executive Richard Gould said: \u201c(Equal pay on average) is something that we would like to achieve. We know though that we need to accelerate the growth of the commercial element of the women\u2019s game.<\/p>\n

\u201cBroadcast value is the key determinant in any of these sports, and that is something we are going to have to deliver on.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s why we want to be open and honest and say that\u2019s not necessarily something we can do within those timescales, but we\u2019ll have a good go.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of our current major broadcast contract runs until the end of 2028. We know we\u2019ve got a journey on there.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan we do it in one broadcast cycle? I don\u2019t know is the answer. But we\u2019re going to do whatever we can.\u201d<\/p>\n

ECB deputy chief executive Clare Connor said there was a \u201clive conversation\u201d ongoing about England Women playing a Test match at Lord\u2019s, after the ICEC report highlighted that one has not been played there to date.<\/p>\n

The ICEC report, which was based on evidence gathered from over 4,200 individuals and organisations connected to cricket, found racism was entrenched in the sport, and that women routinely experienced sexism and misogyny.<\/p>\n

It also found the sport to be elitist, highlighting cost barriers within the talent pathway and also issues around cricket\u2019s regulatory and complaints procedures.<\/p>\n

The ECB set out its formal response on Monday which included commitments to:<\/p>\n