Proteas have been under pressure to show their support to the BLM Movement by taking a knee, but the players in a statement said that the raised fists have more historical context to the South Africans.
The Australian Test and ODI vice-captain Pat Cummins said his team considered the move as the best way to begin addressing racism, both at home and around the world
Jofra Archer insisted England have not forgotten about the Black Lives Matter movement amid criticism from Michael Holding for not kneeling before games
Australia skipper Aaron Finch had said before the series that his team would not take the knee because "education is more important than the protest". Holding did not agree with Finch's viewpoint
US President Donald Trump has cast the upcoming election as a clash between 'law and order' and anarchy, and he has denounced protesters as 'thugs' while sharply defending the police.