THE world has been stunned by the devastating news that Her Majesty the Queen has sadly passed away at the age of 96.
And organisers across the sporting industry have made the difficult decision to cancel events for this weekend to pay some respect.
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Here is SunSport’s information on England’s highly anticipated second day of the Test match against South Africa.
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Day 2 of the Test cricket encounter between England and South Africa which was initially delayed due to rain before being temporarily postponed.
However, as of Friday, September 9, the ECB have confirmed that the third Test between the two huge sides will resume on Saturday 10.
A statement read: “Cricket will resume on Saturday to pay tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and honour her remarkable life and service.
“Following the cancellation of Friday’s cricket fixtures as a mark of respect on announcement of her death, the England and Wales Cricket Board can confirm that play will resume from Saturday including international, domestic, and recreational fixtures.
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“The decision has been taken after consultation with DCMS and in line with Official National Mourning guidance.
“This means the Men’s Test match between England and South Africa will begin at The Oval and the Women’s IT20 match between England and India will also go ahead at the Riverside in Durham.
“The scheduled match between England and Sri Lanka Men’s U19 along with recreational cricket fixtures will also take place as planned. Before each match, a minute’s silence will be observed followed by the national anthem.
“All players and coaches will wear black armbands. Branded inventory will be replaced with messaging paying cricket’s respects to The Queen.”
The land that the Oval cricket ground sits on is also part of the Duchy of Cornwall estate, land which is inherited by the eldest son of a reigning British monarch.
This title passed from King Charles to Prince William upon the death of Queen Elizabeth.
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Has sporting events been cancelled before after a Royal death?
The Grand National and the Premier League were allowed to continue after the death of Prince Philip in 2021.
However, it should be noted that all sporting events were postponed in the UK for approximately a week when Princess Diana died in 1997.
The tragic death of Princess Diana rocked the whole of Britain which led sport organisers to believe that pausing events was most appropriate.