Director of England men’s cricket tea, Ashley Giles has said that he would back captain Joe Root to he halt play in the Ashes if any racist behavior detected in the Australian crowds.
“I’d certainly trust Joe Root to do what’s right. If he chose to bring the team into the middle of the field and stop the game while any incident is investigated then absolutely,” Giles told reporters in a virtual interaction from Australia.
“I don’t think any of our players should be subject to any abuse actually, but discrimination and racism particularly,” he added.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) released a 12-point, game-wide action plan on Friday to tackle racism and all forms of discrimination in the game, after Azeem Rafiq’s testimony.
“It feels like we have a real diversity in our playing group, a group that works incredibly well together, supports each other, and in most instances — not all instances — appreciate each other’s differences.
The first Ashes Test will be played from December 8 at the Gabba in Brisbane.