ECB introduces Rooney Rule as part of drive to increase Asian involvement

• At least one BAME candidate to be interviewed for coaching roles
• ECB launches action plan to improve minority representation

The England and Wales Cricket Board has introduced the Rooney Rule for all national coaching positions to guarantee that at least one black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) candidate is interviewed during the recruitment stage.

The policy, which begins immediately and will be rolled out to county cricket in due course, is part of the England and Wales Cricket Board’s new wide-ranging action plan for engaging south Asian communities that is published on Thursday. With this paper comes an admission from the governing body’s chief executive, Tom Harrison, that the sport has previously fallen short.

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