Lord's has turned Red for Ruth on day two of the second Ashes Test with the cricket world coming together to support the Ruth Strauss Foundation, which former England captain Sir Andrew Strauss set up to honour his late wife in 2019.
Strauss launched the foundation after his wife tragically passed away at the age of just 46 from an incurable non-smoking lung cancer. The foundation aims to support families facing the death of a parent from cancer and raises vital funds from the annual Red for Ruth campaign, which is now in its fifth year.
Fans in attendance were encouraged to wear red and the match-worn shirts of both teams, as well as a number of other sports memorabilia and experiences, will be auctioned off to help raise money for the foundation. The Red for Ruth campaign has so far raise more than £3m, which they use to fund a free Family Support Service.
