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For the first time ever, Australian Test cricketers have taken a knee before the series opener against the West Indies in Perth, but many fans have slammed it as "waked" and 'virtue-signalling.' Fans flooded Cricket Australia's blog about the first game of the Test summer at Optus Stadium, noting politics.

The Australian men's cricket team (bottom right) is expected to reach an all-time low and shocking images (top right) of the number of seats available for the first day of the forthcoming Test series against the West Indies. The launch of Australia's summer of cricket would usually be a Test match played in front of a sold out, enthusiastic home crowd, but there appear to be more seagulls than people flocking to the cricket.