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Australian Test cricketers have taken a knee for the first time ever just ahead of the first ball in the series opener against the West Indies in Perth, but many fans have slammed the gesture as 'woke' and 'virtue-signalling'.
Fans flooded Cricket Australia's post about the opening game of the Test summer at Optus Stadium with comments about wanting the national team to focus on cricket, not politics
It comes as public interest and sentiment towards the men's sides has plummeted, with the stadium looking almost completely empty as the game began.
Typically, the side has taken a knee when an opponent has done it, in a show of support and respect to their opponents; and given the West Indies again decided to take a knee in defiance of racism, the Aussie men have done the same.
Aussie players David Warner (second from left) and Usman Khawaja (no. 1) take a knee prior to the first ball of the Test at Optus Stadium in Perth against the West Indies
'We've consulted with the West Indies team, who confirmed they will be taking a knee,' a Cricket Australia spokesperson told The Age earlier this week.
'As we've done in the
