Ollie Robinson is all set to miss the second Test against New Zealand at Edgbaston as he has been suspended from international cricket by the ECB after he has been found guilty in the investigation for his racist and sexist tweets way back as an 18-year-old.
The tweets went viral on Wednesday (June 2), the first day of his Test debut at Lord’s. However, the 27-year-old had apologised and said that he was going through a difficult period in his life at that time when he did this.
“I want to make it clear that I’m not racist and I’m not sexist,” Ollie Robinson said at the time. “I deeply regret my actions, and I am ashamed of making such remarks. I was thoughtless and irresponsible, and regardless of my state of mind at the time, my actions were inexcusable. Since that period, I have matured as a person and fully regret the tweets.”
Meanwhile, Tom Harrison, the ECB chief executive has earlier announced an investigation on this matter as well. And, later, the statement from the ECB came at the end of the first Test, that reads: “England and Sussex bowler Ollie Robinson has been suspended from all international cricket pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation following historic tweets he posted in 2012 and 2013. He will not be available for selection for the second Test against New Zealand starting at Edgbaston on Thursday (June 10). Robinson will leave the England camp immediately and return to his county.”
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However, the speedster can play for Sussex during the investigation. Meanwhile, Ollie Robinson might face a ban for a few matches or could be fined as well. Since he is not in the white-ball set-up, he might be seen next against India in the five-match Test series in August.
“It’s not acceptable within our game,” Joe Root said at the end of the first Test. “We all know that. He addressed the dressing room straight away. He obviously spoke to you guys and other media outlets straight away, fronted up to it. He showed a lot of remorse from that point onwards. You can see it’s very genuine from how he’s been around the group and the team.”
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“And I think it’s a great lesson for everyone within our game that we can all do more. We all have to keep looking to educate ourselves, trying to better the environment for everyone, trying to be as inclusive as we can, keep making everyone feel comfortable to play what a wonderful sport we have. It starts with us players at the top of the game. We set out the week with that moment of unity and we’re doing a lot of work behind the cricket that we want to make big change in the game and we want to make it more inclusive, more diverse,” he again shared.
However, Ollie Robinson had a great debut in the longer format as he claimed seven wickets. Moreover, he also scored a crucial 42 when England batted on day four to help them recover from 140 for 6 as well.
