England captain Joe Root has said that his side must “face up to things” after England pacer Ollie Robinson got suspended by the ECB following his racist tweets which went viral on social media during the first Test between England and New Zealand, his debut Test as well.

The second Test will start on Thursday. However, Joe Root said that England would again make a public plea to help the game get rid of discrimination as well. “Yes, we will,” Joe Root said during his press conference on Wednesday. “We have committed to making a positive change in our sport. That doesn’t change just because of what’s happened. We have to face up to things.”

Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday has backed the pacer and said that the ECB had gone “over the top” about the seamer and asked the ECB to reconsider the decision as well.

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“It’s been an uncomfortable week for everyone,” said Joe Root. “We want to try and make positive change in our sport. We want to make it a better place. Of course there have been some uncomfortable things come to light over the past week and we have to own that and accept that.”

“As a team we will continue to talk about it because it’s important but as professionals we know we have a job to do this week,” Joe Root again shared. Meanwhile, the England team will take on India in a five-match Test series in August after the visitors will play against New Zealand in the inaugural World Test Championship final as well.

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However, a lot of cricket experts believe that New Zealand will have the advantage in the World Test Championship final against India as they have been playing two Test matches against England before the summit clash. However, former India wicket-keeper batsman Deep Dasgupta said that this could be a disadvantage for them as well.