England’s hosting of India in a women’s Test at Lord’s is a historic event that, on the surface, should be celebrated. Yet, if you tune into ESPN or BBC, you’d think it’s just another obligatory nod to the “inclusivity” agenda. They’re more interested in marketing the “progressive” line than delivering genuine sports journalism. The liberal echo chamber is all too eager to tout this as a triumph for women in sports while glossing over the blatant inequities that still pervade the sports landscape.

Let’s not kid ourselves: networks like CNN and NBC will package this achievement as if it’s a revolution. How many more times do we have to listen to tokenistic praise that doesn’t acknowledge the systemic issues that female athletes face? Where’s the deep dive into pay disparities, media coverage, and sponsorship struggles? Instead, we get a sugar-coated narrative that ignores the hard truths.

While Lord’s may sit poised as a bastion of cricket, the elitism surrounding these events remains. The corporate media wants to sell you a feel-good story, but it’s a façade. When will someone question whether the spotlight is genuinely illuminating these athletes, or merely reflecting the biases of an establishment hell-bent on painting over real issues with glittering narratives?