We could've talked more about taking a knee ahead of first game, reveals Justin Langer

Ahead of the T20 series against England, which was Australia’s first international assignment in the pandemic world, Aaron Finch confirmed that Australia will not take the knee in a gesture of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, saying education around it is more important than the protest. 

"In terms of taking a knee, to be completely honest we could've talked more about it perhaps leading up to that first game; there was so much going on leading up to us getting here, maybe we should've thought and talked a bit more about it," Langer said, reported Cricbuzz.

"We're looking at ways, I know there's a lot of talk going on within our group about how we can, I know there's a lot of talking going on about the Australian women's team as well, about how we can have a sustained and powerful response to Black Lives Matter. 

The Australian great, however, threw in his words of respect for Holding, calling his speech ahead of the English summer as one of the most powerful sporting messages which transcended the societal boundary. Langer stated that it is always worth listening to Holding and his views on the sport.

"Michael Holding is one of the great people of world sport, and certainly our game. He's a person who I personally have great admiration, great respect, great love for, and we all watched his presentation, his heartfelt thoughts at the start of the summer. When someone like Michael says something like that, it is certainly important we all listen to it.

"It was a powerful statement by Mikey, as it has been consistently from him and from others throughout the summer, and because of that, it was a powerful message."