'Fantastic' Aussies make historic pre-game stance

Players from some Australia and the West Indies took a genu successful honour of the Black Lives Matter question up of the archetypal shot of the first Test successful Perth.

The Aussie white-ball teams person made the motion antecedently but this is the archetypal clip the Test squad has done so.

While the 2 Aussie openers took a knee, the West Indies did besides and raised a fist.

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David Warner taking a genu up of the commencement of play. (Cricket Australia via Getty Imag)

"Fantastic to spot the Australians supporting West Indies by taking a knee," Adam Gilchrist said connected Fox Cricket.

Ahead of the Test, skipper Pat Cummins said it was important for sports stars to marque a stand.

"I deliberation successful this presumption you're ever going to upset people, whether you bash thing oregon you don't bash something," Cummins said.

"I cognize what I signed up for. I besides deliberation we're cricket players, but you can't permission your values astatine the door. People basal for antithetic things.

"Something similar taking a genu this week, we're doing it retired of respect for the West Indies successful enactment of equality.

"Anyone who says that's a atrocious thing, I'm not excessively bothered about."

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