Britain’s tradition secretary Oliver Dowden has referred to as on the England and Wales Cricket Board to rethink the suspension imposed on Ollie Robinson for racist and sexist tweets from 2012-13, saying the resolution is over the high. Robinson, 27, was on Sunday suspended from worldwide cricket after racist and sexist tweets from the previous emerged on Day 1 of the first Test in opposition to New Zealand, which was his debut Test.
Ollie Robinson Suspended From All International Cricket For Historic Racist, Sexist posts
“Ollie Robinson’s tweets were offensive and wrong,” Dowden tweeted on Monday morning.
“They are also a decade old and written by a teenager. The teenager is now a man and has rightly apologised. The ECB has gone over the top by suspending him and should think again.”
Robinson, 27, had a terrific debut in the drawn take a look at with seven wickets in the match. He had additionally launched an announcement on Wednesday apologising for his “thoughtless and irresponsible” tweets, insisting he was not sexist or racist now.
“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,” the ECB mentioned in an announcement.
“He will not be available for selection for the second Test against New Zealand starting at Edgbaston on Thursday 10 June. Robinson will leave the England camp immediately and return to his county.”
Robinson had earlier mentioned he deeply regrets his actions.
“On the biggest day of my career so far, I am embarrassed by the racist and sexist tweets that I posted over eight years ago, which have today become public,” Robinson mentioned in an announcement. “I want to make it clear that I’m not racist and I’m not sexist.
“I deeply regret my actions, and I am ashamed of making such remarks. I would like to unreservedly apologise to anyone I have offended, my teammates and the game as a whole in what has been a day of action and awareness in combatting discrimination from our sport.
“I don’t want something that happened eight years ago to diminish the efforts of my teammates and the ECB as they continue to build meaningful action with their comprehensive initiatives and efforts, which I fully endorse and support,” Robinson continued.
“I will continue to educate myself, look for advice and work with the support network that is available to me to learn more about getting better in this area. I am sorry, and I have certainly learned my lesson today.”
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