The tweets he posted when he was 18 and 19, which were racist and sexist in nature, resurfaced during the first day of the New Zealand Test and Robinson was close to tears as he issued an apologyEngland fast bowler Ollie Robinson was suspended from international cricket pending an investigation into discriminatory tweets he posted from 2012-13. Robinson will not be available for the second Test against New Zealand starting Thursday, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Sunday. “Robinson will leave the England camp immediately and return to his county,” England said about the Sussex bowler. Culture Secretary respondsCulture Secretary Oliver Dowden weighed in on the matter a day after Robinson was told by the England and Wales Cricket Board he could not play for England while there is an investigation into the racist and sexist tweets he posted as a teenager. “Ollie Robinson’s tweets were offensive and wrong,” Mr Dowden said on Twitter.

Source: The Hindu June 07, 2021 10:55 UTC