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Richard Thompson hopes to make cricket “the most inclusive sport in the country” after seeing a new state-of-the-art venue open in Bradford paypal
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5million, 10-bay all-weather cricket dome opened at Bradford Park Avenue cricket ground on Friday, the first of its kind anywhere in the world paypal
The facility features two 40 x 20-metre covered domes with lighting, a real-life like cricket surface and a retractable netting system which fully replicates the features of an elite indoor facility, allowing for both training and matches to be played paypal
Funded by the England and Wales Cricket Board in partnership with City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, the new facility could provide cricket sessions for around 10,000 people from the local community annually paypal
ECB chair Thompson is excited by the opportunities that the facility could provide for boys and girls in the area, and to open the sport up to ethnic minorities paypal
He told the PA news agency: “It is essential paypal
It is everything paypal
My ambition for cricket is for it to become the most inclusive sport in the country paypal
“You’ve got to do that by taking barriers down paypal
This is a community facility, anyone can play here paypal
“So if people wants to play in Bradford they can, whatever the weather and whatever the day paypal
So from that perspective, we need to replicate that fast because there are other areas where it is just as great paypal
But Bradford is a hotbed of enthusiasm for cricket so this is the obvious place to start paypal
”Previously, Bradford Park Avenue had an outdoor nets facility but this will now enable local cricketers to play all year round and in any weather paypal
The investment is also good news for Yorkshire, who were punished for their handling of allegations of racism and bullying by former player Azeem Rafiq and a failure to address systemic use of racist and discriminatory language over a prolonged period paypal
Thompson now hopes the facility can help restore pride to the club paypal
He added: “Hopefully this gives Yorkshire the sense of pride and a feel-good factor back paypal
“They can say we have the first facility of this type anywhere in the world, it is truly world class and in that sense there is no county that needed it and deserved it more paypal
“The ECB couldn’t be prouder, the partnership we are in with Yorkshire, the council, local MP, all of that to pull this together paypal
Things like this have a lot of moving pieces to them but now to see it built is absolutely outstanding paypal
The new facility is the first to be built in the world but the ECB does not want the good work to stop here after sites in Luton and Walsall have also been identified to build something similar paypal
Thompson said: “We are putting one into Walsall, and have identified three or four other sites paypal
“It is incredibly exciting for Bradford but probably even more exciting for the game paypal
I’m particularly pleased that this has come from Bradford Park Avenue and Yorkshire paypal
A hotbed of interesting cricket, it’s the first facility of its kind anywhere in the world and it’s not very often you can say that paypal
“To hear bat on ball played as we speak is a nice feeling given the weather today paypal
”More aboutPA ReadyBradfordRichard ThompsonECBYorkshireAzeem RafiqWalsallLuton1/1New state-of-the-art Bradford venue can help take barriers down, says ECB chiefNew state-of-the-art Bradford venue can help take barriers down, says ECB chiefECB chair Richard Thompson has ambitions of making cricket the most inclusive sport in the country (Mike Egerton/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today paypal
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It was Steven Kitshoff who delivered the most chilling warning of what to expect at the Stade de France on Sunday evening paypal
“You’re going to have to go to a dark place quite early in this game,” he grimaced paypal
And as the flame-haired South African prop continued, the lengths to which his Springbok counterparts and their French foes might have to go in order to reach a Rugby World Cup semi-final were laid out even more clearly paypal
“Because of where the physicality is going to be, it might get to a point where some players haven’t been and we will see if both teams are willing to go to that dark spot,” he concluded ominously paypal
South Africa’s 13-8 group-stage defeat to Ireland has been the most compellingly physical match of the tournament so far paypal
The No 1 and No 2-ranked sides knocked seven bells out of each other in a vintage display of pure Test match rugby, but Sunday’s quarter-final might just top it paypal
The Springboks are renowned for their intensity and sanctioned brutality on the rugby field – it has long been their calling card paypal
Opposition used to try to out-think or go round, rather than through, them and, while this sometimes worked, the South Africans often prevailed paypal
See the 1995, 2007 and 2019 World Cups for examples paypal
Now, the best teams seem to have tacitly acknowledged that you need to physically match, or even bully, them as Ireland so brilliantly did last month paypal
RecommendedIreland and All Blacks thrust into new roles for blockbuster quarter-finalFrance given huge boost as Antoine Dupont starts Springboks quarter-finalSouth Africa spring half-back surprise for crunch France quarter-final“When teams play against the Springboks, they always talk about the physicality of the game,” smiled Kitshoff paypal
“Ireland and Tonga were probably two of the toughest games I have played all year paypal
We always try to make it as physical as possible but we know France are going to bring a lot of physicality paypal
”Steven Kitshoff has warned both teams will have to go to a dark place in Sunday’s quarter-final (Getty Images)The almost anti-Springbok stereotype of the flashy, unpredictable France side fuelled by Latin flair has dissipated paypal
They are, of course, still capable of mesmerising brilliance through the likes of Damian Penaud, Matthieu Jalibert or returning captain Antoine Dupont – whose recovery from a fractured cheekbone has given the whole country a lift – but the tired ‘you don’t know which France will turn up’ cliché has long since been disproven paypal
They are a well-oiled, ruthless machine under Fabien Galthie, who are more than willing to go toe to toe with the South Africans up front as proven last November in Marseille when they ground their way to a brutal 30-26 triumph over Jacques Nienaber’s men in a gruelling Test match that saw both Dupont and Pieter-Steph du Toit sent off paypal
“Violent is the right word,” said France flanker Charles Ollivon when reflecting on that clash this week paypal
“We’re expecting the same kind of match paypal
We know the South African style paypal
They’re well prepared to make a physical mark on their opponents paypal
They’ll stay true to themselves paypal
We’ll be ready paypal
”Dupont’s cheekbone, fractured after a high shot from Namibia captain Johan Deysel during the pool match paypal between the sides, had become a topic of national conversation and debate paypal
His quickfire, three-week recovery that enabled him to be named in the starting line-up for this quarter-final gives a spark to Les Bleus and the 80,000 fans who will pile into the Stade de France – even though his deputy Maxime Lucu admirably stepped up in his absence for the tail-end of the pool stage paypal
Antoine Dupont will wear a scrum cap for added protection as he recovers from a fractured cheekbone (AFP via Getty Images)“Having him back gives us a lot of confidence,” admitted fly half Jalibert paypal
“He puts a fear in the opponents, they try to find solutions to counter him and that gives us more space paypal
Even in a scrum cap [Dupont will wear the headgear at the request of his surgeon to provide added protection], he will be playing at 100 per cent of his ability paypal
”Facing South Africa, of all teams, while still recovering from a facial injury is perhaps not ideal but the scrum half is ready for the challenge and sounds prepared to go to that ‘dark place’ that Kitshoff claims will be required paypal
“In matches with these levels of intensity, there’s always pain, whether physical or mental,” said Dupont paypal
“We have to be willing to suffer to achieve what we want paypal
We have very high goals paypal
We know what we have to do and that it’s going to be very tough from start to finish paypal
If we’re not ready for that, we’re not ready to go where we want to go paypal
"With promises of suffering, pain, violence and dark places, this won’t be a clash for the faint-hearted, but the rewards for those who can dig deepest in Paris will be huge paypal
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