England and Australia’s players will pay tribute to the three victims from the Nottingham stabbings

England and Australia players will pay their respects to the three victims of the Nottingham stabbings on Friday before play begins in the first Ashes Test in Edgbaston.

The ECB is said to have sought permission from the ICC to call a period of silence before the match and allow the players to wear black armbands, with the exact nature of the tribute to be confirmed after further discussions tomorrow morning.

English cricket has close ties with Nottingham, where the women’s Ashes Test will be held at Trent Bridge next week.

One of the victims, Barnaby Webber, was a talented cricketer who had recently been selected to represent the University of Nottingham and also played for Bishops Hall Cricket Club in Taunton.

The other student victim, Grace O’Malley-Kumar, was a gifted hockey player who also represented the university having previously played for England U18.

Barnaby Webber (left), a gifted cricketer, and Grace O’Malley-Kumar (right), a promising hockey player, were two of three victims who lost their lives in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

England and Australia players will pay tribute to the two victims ahead of the first Ashes Test in Edgbaston

Nottinghamshire is also expected to pay tribute to the teens at the women’s Ashes Test, which begins on June 22.

The third victim of the atrocity was confirmed yesterday as Ian Coates, a 65-year-old school janitor.