‘Cricket is a game for everyone'

The England cricket team took to the return of Test matches -- with the first against New Zealand at Lord's beginning today -- with a special message against all forms of discrimination.

A moment of unity was held before play on Day 1, with the England players sporting messages against any racism, religious intolerance, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism and ageism in cricket.

It had been reported last week that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had also given the England players permission to take a knee before the Test. "Like all of us, they feel very strongly about all discrimination," Ashley Giles, director of cricket, ECB, had told Daily Mail.

"We return to international cricket with a powerful message. Cricket is a game for ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ," England Cricket tweeted.