Perth, Nov 28, The West Indies team will continue to take a knee during the upcoming two-match Test series in Australia, to be held in Perth and Adelaide. The players will also continue to wear the Black Lives Matter logo on their playing shirts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
As per the official website of the West Indies, taking a knee before the start of a match was done during their two-match T20I series against Australia in October ahead of the matches in the Gold Coast and Brisbane.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
West Indies first took a knee back in July 2020 when they toured England for a Test series and have continued to do so since as it demonstrates full support for the fight against racism, inequality and injustice.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Additionally, the West Indies will join the Australians in observing the barefoot circle on the opening morning of the first Test. The barefoot circle is a cricket centric way for players and teams to take a moment prior to matches to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land, connect to each other as opponents and pay respect to the country (land).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It has also been reported that the Australia team will also join the West Indies in taking the knee, making it a first instance of them doing so on home soil. Australia had taken the knee in their limited-overs tour of the West Indies last year and in their victorious T20 World Cup triumph in the UAE.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The logo on the West Indies shirt, which will be used in Tests against Australia, was designed back in 2020 by Alisha Hosannah, the partner of Troy Deeney, a professional footballer in the English Premier League.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He was contacted by Cricket West Indies (CWI) and permission was granted for the logo to be displayed on the collar according to ICC regulations. The logo has a clenched fist in place of the letter "A" in the word "Black".<\/p>\r\n\r\n
West Indies will play the first Test against Australia at the Perth Stadium from November 30 to December 4. The second Test will be at the Adelaide Oval from December 8 to 12, which will be a day\/night fixture with a pink ball to be used.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He was contacted by Cricket West Indies (CWI) and permission was granted for the logo to be displayed on the collar according to ICC regulations. The logo has a clenched fist in place of the letter "A" in the word "Black".<\/p>\r\n\r\n