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Jun 2023
30m 18s

A dark day for cricket

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On today's episode we talk cricket as a new report released today highlights sexism, elitism & racism. We hear from TalkSPORT's cricket editor Jon Norman and Kick it Out's Tony Burnett.


Plus we are joined in the studio by Ricky Hatton & Alan Pardew.



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