In Pictures: Lord’s turns red for Andrew Strauss’ late wife Ruth

Day two of the second Ashes Test has been given over to the Ruth Strauss Foundation.

Published Aug 15, 2019

Last updated Aug 15, 2019

The second Ashes Test has turned red in honour of former England captain Andrew Strauss’ late wife Ruth.

Day two of the second Test has been given over to the Ruth Strauss Foundation, which was set up following her death from a rare form of lung cancer in December.

Australia won the toss and decided to bowl at Lord’s on a day where players, pundits and the paying public have been encouraged to wear something red to show their support.

Here are some of the best images from Thursday.

Australian pundit Shane Warne wearing a red blazer on the Lord's pitch — Australian pundit Shane Warne wearing a red blazer on the Lord’s pitch (Mike Egerton/PA)

England v Australia – Second Test – Day Two – 2019 Ashes Series – Lord’s — David Gower, Andrew Strauss and Shane Warne wearing red for the Ruth Strauss Foundation (John Walton/PA)

Hats off to this spectator who was at Lord's early on Thursday morning — Hats off to this spectator who was at Lord’s early on Thursday morning (Mike Egerton/PA)

Red trousers were the order of the day (Mike Egerton/PA)

Ben Stokes wears his red cap with pride — Ben Stokes also wears his red cap with pride (Steven Paston/PA)