England cricketers to honour COVID-19 heroes
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England cricketers will honour the COVID-19 heroes during their upcoming Test series against the West Indies in recognition of their noble and selfless services for cricket.
The English cricketers will wear the names of the selected key workers on their shirts in the build-up to the much-talked about first Test, which will begin on July 8 in Southampton.
“It’s only fitting that we use this series as an opportunity to ‘raise a bat’ in their honour. We’ll wear their names with pride,” England captain Joe Root said.
“We’ve waited a long time for this moment, and we wouldn’t be here without the West Indies--we’re so grateful to them for making the tour happen,” the prolific scorer was quoted as saying by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
“As we get back to playing the game we love, we want to take the time to honour the brave key workers who went into battle for their country under the toughest circumstances,” he added.
Commenting on the Test Series, ECB chief executive officer Tom Harrison said that they want to pay tribute to the people who have bravely played their part in the stroke of the crisis moment.
“As we stage the first international sporting competition in the UK since COVID-19 began, we want to pay tribute to the people who have bravely played their part during this crisis,” said Tom Harrison.
“Through the ‘raise the bat’ Test Series, we will show our gratitude to key workers,” Harrison also said.
The move to dedicate the series to key COVID-19 workers comes after the ECB’s Test sponsorship deal, a two-year agreement with Spec savers, elapsed at the end of the Ashes last summer with no replacement lined up.
