'Can't have gender equality in sport' Gail Emms blasts batsman ban 'We're going backwards'

“Women’s cricket has done amazing this summer. It has showcased just how absolutely wonderful the game is.

“The Hundred has been a huge success.”

She continued: “We have gone backwards!” referring the ban on the use of “batsman”.

Meanwhile, sports journalist and former cricketer Isabelle Westbury said the change would make sport more inclusive. 

“It’s a very easy step to take, gender equality in sport is going to take a very long time but gender neutrality in language is a simple, easy and I don’t understand why anyone should be so offended by it if it’s a step that’s going to make just one girl, one woman feel included,” she stated.

source: express.co.uk