As England women take on India at Lord's today in the first of their five one-dayers, a storm is raging on the other side of the world. In Australia, The Age are asking do women sports stars deserve media coverage?
Greg Baum kicked off the debate a few weeks ago, with the rather contentious line: “If women insist on playing sport at all, it should be beach volleyball.” And a week later, his colleague Natalie Craig regretfully finds herself agreeing.
The debate came about because of a public inquiry in Sydney which, as ABC Sport reports, is considering the suggestion
that the media could be compelled to carry regular coverage of women's sport.
