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Felix Keith

England pay moving tribute to Queen and sing 'God Save the King' ahead of Test Match

England's men's cricketers gave an emotional rendition of God Save the King before their Test match against South Africa at The Oval on Saturday morning.

Friday's play was called off out of respect, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral on Thursday, aged 96. But the England and Wales Cricket Board decided to go ahead with day three of the Test match in front of a packed crowd in south London after consulting with DCMS and in line with Official National Mourning Guidance.

Players came out of the dressing rooms to a military guard of honour before undertaking two minutes' silence. Both teams then sang their respective national anthems. Players from both sides will wear black armbands for the remaining three days of the Test match.

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