{"id":176702,"date":"2026-06-04T06:53:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176702"},"modified":"2026-06-04T06:53:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:23:05","slug":"england-vs-new-zealand-1st-test-why-are-england-players-wearing-black-armbands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176702","title":{"rendered":"England vs New Zealand, 1st Test: Why are England players wearing black armbands?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71061050\">England are wearing black armbands and observed a minute of silence ahead of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord\u2019s on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The gesture is understood to be a mark of respect to all former England players that passed away, a total of nine, since the team\u2019s last home international fixture on August 4, 2025 against India.<\/p>\n<p>The list of players include Ken Shuttleworth, John Jameson, Barry Knight, among others.<\/p>\n<p><b>FOLLOW THE 1ST TEST MATCH LIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/eng-vs-nz-live-score-1st-test-updates-england-australia-highlights-streaming-info\/article71060609.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ENG VS NZ<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The cermony also included a tribute to the tenth death anniversary of New Zealand great Martin Crowe, with his daughter Emma Crowe ringing the traditional five-minute bell before the start of play.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand captain Tom Latham won the toss and opted to bowl first. Kyle Jamieson removed debutant Emilio Gay before rain interrupted proceedings to force an early lunch break. England are 24\/1 in 10 overs at Lunch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 04, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/england-players-black-armbands-tribute-first-test-lords-new-zealand-news\/article71061050.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England are wearing black armbands and observed a minute of silence ahead of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord\u2019s on Thursday. The gesture is understood to be a mark of respect to all former England players that passed away, a total of nine, since the team\u2019s last home international fixture on August 4, &#8230; <a title=\"England vs New Zealand, 1st Test: Why are England players wearing black armbands?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176702\" aria-label=\"Read more about England vs New Zealand, 1st Test: Why are England players wearing black armbands?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":176703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-176702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP06_04_2026_000323B.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":176668,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176668","url_meta":{"origin":176702,"position":0},"title":"England vs New Zealand, 1st Test, Day 1 LIVE Score: Gay, Duckett open; Kiwis opt to bowl","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Welcome to Sportstar\u2019s live coverage of the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord\u2019s in London.PLAYING XINew Zealand: Tom Latham (c), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (w), Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, William ORourke England: Emilio Gay, Ben Duckett, Jacob\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sports","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TH28-INSTA-DUCKGEOFC3CE0.3.jpg.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TH28-INSTA-DUCKGEOFC3CE0.3.jpg.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TH28-INSTA-DUCKGEOFC3CE0.3.jpg.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TH28-INSTA-DUCKGEOFC3CE0.3.jpg.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/TH28-INSTA-DUCKGEOFC3CE0.3.jpg.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":176026,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=176026","url_meta":{"origin":176702,"position":1},"title":"England squad for first Test against New Zealand: Shoaib Bashir, Ollie Robinson recalled","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"England announced its 12-player squad for the \u200bfirst Test against New Zealand, which \u200cbegins at Lord\u2019s on Thursday. 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