MONTHS after being criticised by cricket great Michael Holding for not taking a knee to acknowledge the Black Lives Matter movement, players in the Australian men’s team have come up with an alternative way to show their support in the fight against racism.

Australia vice-captain Pat Cummins today said the players would form a barefoot circle on the field at the Sydney Cricket Ground before the first game of a limited-overs series against India in Sydney on November 27. India’s team will be invited to join, and it may become a regular way to begin every series.

“I think we could probably put our hands up and say we haven’t done enough in the past and we want to get better,” Cummins said during an online video news conference. “Racism exists. We want to do our bit to try and help stop that and try and be better … this is one small thing we’re going to introduce this summer.