The broader capitalist malaise in cricket
Business class for the men, economy class for the women - where is the justice in that?
ESPNcricinfo staff
16-Mar-2016
While the England men's team traveled to India for the World T20 in business class, the women's team made the journey for the tournament in economy class. This situation is not unique to England, of course, nor is it the only example of women cricketers playing second fiddle to the men. Jonathan Liew writes in The Telegraph that this is a dangerous precedent to set, with implications that could go well beyond plane seats or women's cricket.
On the face of it, there is a certain logic there. Give more, get more. The problem comes when you follow the logical thread through to the end. For instance: should the well-off get preferential access to public services, given that they pay far more in tax? Should they be able to jump the queue in hospitals? Perhaps we could take this a step further still. Given that a millionaire contributes more to the economy than the guy who serves your latte in the morning, should their vote count for more?