02 Jul 2020 10:59PMLONDON: England will join the West Indies in wearing"Black Lives Matter" logos on their shirts during their three-match Test series, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Thursday .
ECB chief executive Tom Harrison made it clear the move showed support for"progress and societal change" and did not extend to explicit backing for any wider political aims. But he added:"Our support of that message is not an endorsement, tacit or otherwise, of any political organisation, nor the backing of any group that calls for violence or condones illegal activity."We are aware of certain aspects of the movement that promote their own political views, and their actions are not supported in any way by the ECB and our players."
It is understood, however, that the England squad will not take a knee ahead of the first Test, which starts on Jul 8.
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