There have been three controversial tweets posted by Robinson again in 2012 and 2013:
“My new Muslim friend is the bomb”
“I wonder if Asian people put smileys like this ¦) #racist”
“Guy next to me on the train definitely has Ebola.”
Robinson instantly apologised for his posts and made an announcement on the shut of play on Day 1 stating that he was “embarrassed” and “ashamed” by the posts.
“”I’m sorry, and I’ve definitely realized my lesson as we speak. I wish to make it clear that I’m not racist and I’m not sexist,” mentioned Robinson.
The Reactions
Joe Root
The England captain Joe Root expressed disbelief on the feedback and added (earlier than the suspension) that Robinson had proven a “lot of remorse” that was “very genuine”.
Root added, “We can look back about how this could have been handled better, but the fact is it shouldn’t have happened. And if we continue to keep trying to better the game right now, then in years to come this shouldn’t be an issue.”
James Anderson
The highest wicket-taker amongst tempo bowlers on this planet said that the England staff has accepted Robinson’s apology and stand behind him.
“He stood up in front of the group and apologised and you could see how sincere he was and upset he was, and I think as a group we appreciate that he is a different person now. He’s done a lot of maturing and growing since then, and he’s got the full support of the team,” quoted Anderson.
Chris Silverwood, England Head Coach
“It was disappointing for us as a group. It is a stark reminder of the responsibilities we hold in the positions we are in. Obviously there is absolutely no place in this game for any form of discrimination.”
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The ECB
The ECB have taken a tricky stand on the difficulty and suspended Robinson pending an in depth investigation into the matter. The ECB CEO Tom Harrison expressed disappointment over the tweets.
“I do not have the words to express how disappointed I am that an England Men’s player has chosen to write tweets of this nature, however long ago that might have been.
Any person reading those words, particularly a woman or person of colour, would take away an image of cricket and cricketers that is completely unacceptable. We are better than this. We have a zero-tolerance stance to any form of discrimination and there are rules in place that handle conduct of this nature. We will initiate a full investigation as part of our disciplinary process,” added Harrison.
Michael Vaughan
Former England captain and outspoken commentator Michael Vaughan has lashed out on the ECB for not doing a radical background examine on Robinson earlier than lining him up for a world debut.
“A few weeks ago, surely England would have known that Ollie Robinson was in their thoughts. You have to go through everything. These days on Twitter, social media it’s all there for everyone to see. He tweeted what he had tweeted in 2012. Yes, he was 18 but I do find that staggering that the ECB with everything, the resources that they have in their operation, they don’t go through everything about every player that you pick just to make sure you have got everything covered,” said Vaughan.
Nasser Hussain
Nasser Hussain added that the Robinson fiasco was a reminder and a warning to the gamers on the right way to conduct themselves on social media.
“If you are going to wear T-shirts about online hate and online abuse and sexism and racism, then you can’t be doing this; it’s just not good enough, it’s just not on. But I also think we are probably a bit of a cruel society if we don’t realise that an 18-year-old does make mistakes and he has made mistakes and he’s made it horribly wrong and he’s fronted up..it does not make it right in any way; I’ve read the tweets, I’ve seen the tweets, they are horrible.”
Boris Johnson, The British Prime Minister
The greatest assist for Robinson, curiously, got here from the very best quarters in England from none aside from the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. Johnson echoed the identical sentiment as Cultural Secretary, Oliver Dowden who said that whereas the feedback made by Robinson have been extremely condemnable they have been additionally made prior to now when he was an adolescent and the punishment to droop the quick bowler was a really harsh one by the ECB.
“Ollie Robinson’s tweets were offensive and wrong. 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,” tweeted Oliver Dowden.
Furthermore, a spokesperson for Mr Johnson mentioned: “The PM is supportive of Oliver Dowden’s comments. As Dowden set out, these were comments made more than a decade ago written by someone as a teenager and for which they’ve rightly apologised.”
David Gower
Former England nice, David Gower was one of the few specialists and former cricketers who backed the stance of the Prime Minister and the Cultural Secretary.
“The ECB should say ‘let’s learn from this’ and make him do the equivalent of community service. He should go out there among county cricketers and spread the word that social media shouldn’t be abused,” quoted Gower.
Michael Carberry
Former England worldwide, Michael Carberry wasn’t so forgiving as Gower. He said that if it have been left to him Robinson wouldn’t be enjoying Test cricket once more.
“I don’t believe this is a problem where you can rehabilitate someone. Robinson spoke about educating himself, but what is he talking about? I would be very interested to know,” mentioned Carberry.
Brad Hogg
Robinson has additionally acquired assist from former Australia left-arm spinner, Brad Hogg who has said that the choice to droop Robinson for some remarks he made when he was an adolescent was extraordinarily harsh.
“Punishing a guy for regrettable naive tweets from 10 years ago at the age of 18 is extremely harsh on Ollie Robinson. He has had his troubles. His debut should be a celebration of how he has turned his life around in the last 5 years. People change and grow.”
R Ashwin
Robinson additionally acquired assist from surprising quarters – from none aside from Indian spin genius R Ashwin.
“I can understand the negative sentiments towards what #OllieRobinson did years ago, but I do feel genuinely sorry for him being suspended after an impressive start to his test career. This suspension is a strong indication of what the future holds in this social media Gen.,” quoted Ashwin.
Michael Holding
Michael Holding backed the ECB’s resolution to droop Robinson but additionally had a sympathetic view of the entire state of affairs.
“(It was) eight, nine years ago. Can the ECB then find out please, if beyond that time, Robinson has kept on behaving like that, saying things like that, tweeting things like that? If he has done something like that nine years ago, and since then he has learnt and he has done nothing like that and he has changed his ways in recent years, then I don’t think you should come down too hard on him,” said Holding
Farokh Engineer
Former India wicket-keeper batsman Farokh Engineer expressed disbelief over the feedback of Boris Johnson.
“I am reading in the papers about Boris Johnson. I think it is absolute rubbish for a prime minister to lend his name to such a statement. Punish the fellow (Robinson). I think the ECB has done absolutely the right thing by suspending him. He has committed an error of judgement, he should pay for it. It will be a deterrent.”
Engineer added that the tweets have been made by Robinson when he was 18 and that’s an age the place one expects people to be accountable and accountable.
“It is a real shame when you say he was a youngster who was 18 (when he tweeted). It is an age at which an individual is responsible. If they (cricketers) can get away with it, then things would be worse. People will make all sorts of comments against us (Asians). It has to be nipped in the bud. To talk about Asians like that in such a context or make other comments reflects on the upbringing,” added Engineer.
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Other English Players In The Dock
James Anderson
Several different English superstars have been drawn within the social media racism storm in the previous couple of days – and this consists of probably the most profitable quick bowler in Test cricket historical past!
James Anderson deleted a tweet he posted in 2010 directed at team-mate Stuart Broad by which he in contrast him to a Lesbian.
“I saw Broady’s new haircut for the first time today. Not sure about it. Thought he looked like a 15-year old lesbian,” tweeted Anderson in 2010.
Anderson defended himself by stating that the tweet was from the previous and he had modified as an individual.
“For me it’s 10 or 11 years ago, I’ve certainly changed as a person, And I think that’s the difficulty – things do change, you do make mistakes. If there are any tweets from years ago, we do have to look at that, learn from it and be better in the future, try and make sure we know it’s unacceptable to use these sorts of phrases and language,” Anderson mentioned.
Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler
England’s limited-overs’ captain, Eoin Morgan and one of their best ODI batsmen, Jos Buttler are below investigation from the ECB, for mocking the Indians and their elocution of English.
In what stinks of class superiority, Buttler tweeted a congratulatory message for Alex Hales (after a recorded 100 in a match) and wrote, “much beauty batting you are on fire, sir.”
“josbuttler Sir, you play very good Opening batting,” tweeted McCullum whereas Morgan added, “Sir you’are my favourite batsman.”
Meanwhile Dom Bess has additionally deactivated his twitter account after the Ollie Robinson controversy. It additionally got here within the information that the ECB are investigating one other England cricketer for historic racist posts and it’s being speculated that Bess may very well be in bother. He was just lately named within the squad for the second Test in opposition to New Zealand which will get underway at Edgbaston from tomorrow.
Racism is a giant concern in England. Recently all hell broke unfastened when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said that racism was alive and kicking within the Royal Family. As far because the Oliver Robinson investigation goes, the ECB should decide whether or not the quick bowler was contracted on the time of the tweets, which cowl a interval when he left Kent and joined Yorkshire. If he didn’t have a contract, the investigation might be carried out by the ECB. If Robinson had a county contract on the time, the Cricket Discipline Commission, which is impartial of the ECB, will perform the investigation.
Some turbulent instances lie forward for England in the summertime.
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