Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeThree more England stars have been dragged into cricket's social media firestorm after a new selection of reheated tweets went viral. It follows fast bowler Ollie Robinson's suspension from international cricket, pending a disciplinary investigation, after historic posts of a sexist and racist nature he tweeted in 2012-13 came to light on the day he made his England debut last week. A spokesperson said: “Since we were alerted to offensive tweets last week, a number of historical social media posts by other individuals have been questioned publicly as well. “Given the concerns which have been raised are now clearly broader than a single case, the ECB Board will now discuss how we deal with issues over historical social media material in a timely and appropriate manner. "I've heard people express sort of sympathy with Ollie Robinson and say, 'Hasn't he shown a lot of character?'

Source: Daily Mirror June 08, 2021 19:08 UTC