Ollie Robinson: England bowler suspended for historical tweets
England pace bowler Ollie Robinson has been suspended from international cricket pending an investigation into historical racist and sexist tweets.
Robinson, 27, has been dropped from the squad for the second Test, which begins on Thursday at Edgbaston.The tweets, posted when Robinson was aged 18 and 19, came to light on Wednesday afternoon, while he was on the field."I am sorry, and I have certainly learned my lesson today," he said. "I want to make it clear that I'm not racist and I'm not sexist."At the conclusion of the match on Sunday, England captain Joe Root said the tweets were "not acceptable".
"In terms of what he has delivered on the cricket field, he is a Test-match player. He will certainly be back playing Test cricket." "It's a lesson to everyone in the game," added Root. "More has to be done, that continued education and learning about how to behave in society and within our sport.
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