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England and WIndies to wear red in the 3rd Test to honour Andrew Strauss’s wife

Both England and West Indies will sport red for the third Test at Old Trafford out of appreciation for Sir Andrew Strauss' late spouse Ruth.

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24 Jul 2020 10:19 IST

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Both England and West Indies will sport red for the third Test at Old Trafford out of appreciation for Sir Andrew Strauss's late spouse Ruth.

The current year's #RedForRuth activity follows a fruitful debut occasion in 2019 when a rat 28,500 group stuffed Lords for the subsequent Ashes Test.

That occasion raised over £550,000 for the Ruth Strauss Foundation, and previous England skipper Sir Andrew accepts that Saturday's drive can have a comparable effect notwithstanding no supporters being permitted into Old Trafford.

The players will wear red tops, with logos and sprinkles of red, showing up on shirts, stumps, and hoardings.

Surely it will be diverse this year

Ruth Strauss was suffering from an uncommon type of lung cancer that influences non-smokers in December 2017. Her significant other in the long run ventured down from his job as England's executive of cricket; following a time of humane leave to help his better half and their two children, Sam and Luca.

She kicked the bucket on 29 December 2018 at 46 years old, with Andrew paying tribute to the "adoring; mindful and enthusiastically defensive" Australian lady he had met in a bar in Sydney in 1998 while playing club cricket.

Ruth is an actress, who moved to England. She kept on performing in front of an audience in London and later turned into a standard onlooker; when her better half settled himself in global cricket.

Following her demise, the Ruth Strauss Foundation was set up to fund-raise for families who have lost a parent to malignant growth.

Before a year ago's occasion at Lords, Sir Andrew, and his previous Ashes rival McGrath showed up; in a joint element on the BBC's Test Match Special to talk about their encounters with disease.

The fans can watch this match from their home due to the coronavirus pandemic on 24^th July. With observers kept from going to the arena in-person gifts; stock benefits and an online closeout will all assist with fund-raising.