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HEADLINE: England will join West Indies in taking knee ahead of World Cup opener

 
CaribbeanCricket.com 2021-10-20 13:46:31 

England will join the West Indies in kneeling ahead of the team’s opening fixture of the ICC World T20 on Saturday.

The England teams took part in the anti-racism gesture ahead of each of the three Tests that were played in England last summer and for a limited-overs series against Ireland soon after.  The team was, however, later criticized for not continuing the gesture in subsequent series.  The team’s captain Eion Morgan has confirmed that England would join the West Indies ahead of the opener and would continue further discussion with the ICC.

“We have heard from the West Indies that they will be taking a knee and we will be joining them for the first game,” Morgan said on Tuesday.

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Halliwell 2021-10-20 13:58:06 

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

If you take the knee alongside your black opponents but then don’t alongside your white opponents then what do you stand for?

Is it that you support THEM in THEIR struggle, and otherwise you just ent business? You really care about equality, diversity and inclusion?

 
laynew 2021-10-20 18:21:26 

In reply to Halliwell

Honestly, only a bitter West Indian could find a negative out of a positive!!!

 
dayne 2021-10-20 19:16:42 

Good gesture by England.

 
Alan 2021-10-20 19:27:28 

In reply to Halliwell
Dont quite get your point.Englands white opponents dont have a problem with racist white police brutality.So why should they kneel with Kiwi players for example? The black West Indies players are showing solidarity with THE BLACK LIVES MOVEMENT.So whats objectionable about England players kneeling with the black West Indies players?