ENGLAND are playing India at Lord’s in the third test of an already thrilling series.
It has already been a thrilling summer of cricket action, with England and India tied at 1-1 heading into the third test.
The sides will play three more tests, with the third of five getting going on July 10.
But in this test England will be wearing something different, and SunSport can reveal why.
Why are the England players wearing red caps?
The former England cricketer Andrew Strauss started the tribute to his late wife Strauss who tragically died of a rare lung cancer in 2018.
Strauss set up a charity in her memory called the Ruth Strauss Foundation which gives support to fund lung cancer research and support to patients and their families.
The red caps the England players are wearing are in aid of the charity, which first began on the second day of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s Cricket Ground.
Who was Ruth Strauss?
Ruth McDonald was best known as the wife of the former England cricket captain.
She was an actress from Australia who later became a business executive.
Sadly, she died of a rare form of lung cancer on December 29 2018 at the age of 46.
Strauss set up the Ruth Strauss foundation with advice and help from former Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath, who is also a widower.
