England team wear poppies on day 3 of first Test at Rajkot

In spite of the ongoing spat involving the FIFA, the England cricket team decided to sport the poppy seed on the designated ‘Armistice Day’ in England. The England national football team had gotten into a controversy with FIFA – the premier Football governing body in the world after they had banned them from wearing the poppy seed during their World Cup Qualifier against Scotland at Wembley.

However, despite this, Alastair Cook and the rest of the England players observed a minute’s silence in the morning prior to the start of the first session’s play. FIFA does not allow teams to wear political, commercial, or even religious symbols on their jersey whilst playing.

However, in spite of this, the poppy seed is something that is worn by the players and managers in the Premier League from time to time. Also, both Scotland and England have vowed to don the poppy seed in their encounter at Wembley on Wednesday despite the rulings made by the FIFA.

The poppy is something that is usually worn by the citizens of the United Kingdom to pay respects to those who had lost their lives in the first World War and also to those who generally have laid down their lives for the good of the country.

Also read – Rain threatens Australia’s chances to rebound in the series at Hobart

Alastair Cook, the captain stated that it was important for the national team to pay respects to those who had laid their lives down for the United Kingdom. Cook also added that he took a particular pride in wearing the poppies and also hoped that he would make a general awareness for those who are unfamiliar with the country’s history in the WW1.

“It’s important for the national team to pay their respects,” Cook said.

“We hope that the team wearing their poppies with pride will help drive even more awareness and help make a real difference to the lives of servicemen and women, veterans and their loved ones.”