Taking the knee returns to international cricket
The first England v West Indies back in July saw players and officials take the knee at the start of play
https://kmflett.wordpress.com/2020/07/10/making-sure-black-lives-matter-in-cricket/
Of course it is only a gesture and that doesn’t change anything in itself. It does however make an important point.
The practice didn’t get repeated in the subsequent England v Australia Tests and attracted criticism from Michael Holding as a result. He had a good point in my view which the Australians partly conceded. Jofra Archer even so underlined that the England and Wales Cricket Board were addressing the range of issues around Black Lives Matters. Hopefully we shall see.
Even so to make the point that this is a movement not a moment it was good to see all concerned take the knee at the start of the England v West Indies women’s cricket international at Derby on 21st September.
It’s a reminder that Black Lives Matter is not going away and rather is or should be a work on persistent progress
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