Overview
- England and Australia will wear black armbands, observe a minute’s silence and see flags at half-mast at Adelaide Oval, with John Williamson to perform “True Blue” before play.
- South Australia Police will introduce additional protocols at the ground, with specially trained officers deployed as a precaution for the third Test.
- Cricket Australia and the England & Wales Cricket Board issued a joint message of solidarity for victims, their families and the Jewish community.
- Australia captain Pat Cummins urged people to donate blood, as national appeals highlighted an urgent need for donors including O-type blood.
- Police identified a father and son as the alleged gunmen, with the father killed at the scene and the son under guard in hospital, after 15 people were slain and dozens injured.