James Anderson expects England’s squad to have discussions over how they might support the Black Lives Matter movement ahead of their Test series with West Indies.

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, West Indies captain Jason Holder said any prospect of his side making a gesture in response to the death of George Floyd’s death in the Minneapolis would be dependent on team discussions.

When asked on Thursday by media whether England were to have similar internal discussions, Anderson replied: “Absolutely, I expect that to be a conversation we have. It’s been a very thought-provoking few weeks for everyone. It’s made me do a lot of thinking. We will have conversations about what we can do as players to make a stand, definitely.”

Anderson added the events of recent weeks had led to some introspection on whether he has ever “turned a blind eye” to racism on a cricket field. The 37-year-old was absent from the tour of New Zealand last winter when his seam-bowling colleague Jofra Archer was subject to racial abuse.

“It’s something as players and as a game we need to be more active,” said Anderson. “It’s made me think, ‘Have I experienced racism on a cricket field?’, and I couldn’t remember any instances. I wasn’t there in New Zealand when Jofra was racially abused.

“It made me think, ‘Have I turned a blind eye to things?’. I’d try to support my team-mates if they did suffer any sort of abuse, but have I been active in supporting them? So that’s really what I’ve been thinking about.

Anderson also mentioned a statistic highlighting the lack of UK-born state-educated black cricketers in domestic first-class cricket, adding: “That’s just not okay. As a game we need to actively make this game for everyone. It can’t keep going the way it is. It’s just not okay. So that’s the sort of thing I’ve been thinking about really: is there more I can do as a player to help the situation?”