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ENG vs WI: English players to wear frontline workers' names on shirts

By Saurabh Sharma June 22, 2020 • 16:16 PM View: 1066

London, June 22: The England mens Test series against the West Indies will honour heroic cricketing key workers and be named the #RaiseTheBat Test Series, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Monday.

The ECB in a release said that the three-Test series taking place behind closed doors will honour and celebrate heroes within the cricket family, many of whom have been playing the innings of their lives to support those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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