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Next week’s second Test will be missed by Ollie Robinson.
Robinson has been suspended from all international cricket until the investigation is completed.
England’s debut made Robinson’s reputation.
All international cricket matches have been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation into racist and sexist tweets posted by Ollie Robinson, the ECB announced.
ECB general manager of cricket operations, Andy Flower, said in a statement on Sunday that Robinson will miss the upcoming second Test against New Zealand because he has been banned from all international cricket pending an investigation into sexist and racist Twitter messages. the fastest in Sussex England’s promising debutant Mark Robinson turned in an impressive display in the first Test at Lord’s, where England and India were tied 0-0. But while he was working to further his baseball career, he was overshadowed by social media messages he had posted as a teenager that contained racist and sexist remarks.
The ECB has suspended England and Sussex bowler Ollie Robinson from all international cricket until his discipline has been established following posts he made on Twitter that refer to historic incidents in 2012 and 2013, according to an ECB statement.
As he is unavailable for selection for the LV= Insurance Second Test against New Zealand at Edgbaston on Thursday, 10 June, he is not available for selection for any England matches this summer.”
Robinson will return to his county immediately, according to the statement.
Ed Smith began England’s attack with four wickets for 75 in the first innings at Lord’s, and ended with three wickets for 26 in the second innings, with which he compiled a valuable 42 in the process.
He was nervous about his upcoming Test debut on Wednesday because he sent tweets that linked Muslims to terrorism and contained derogatory remarks about women and people of Asian heritage.
Since the two teams lined up before the start of play on Wednesday, the teams will wear shirts with the words “Cricket is a game for everyone” emblazoned on them.
Following the game on Wednesday, Robinson issued a statement saying he was “embarrassed and ashamed” by the social media posts.
He went on to say, “I want to make it clear that I’m not a racist or a sexist.”
Joe Root speaking on Sunday following the end of play but before Ben Stokes’ suspension was announced had the following to say about the social media postings: “I was stunned when I read them.”
Robinson had shown genuine remorse that was very real, root said.
‘Exceptional debut‘
Robinson’s debut as a Test cricketer was exceptional: After his first match, the captain commented, “He’s had an excellent debut…
He has shown good skill, and he has demonstrated that he possesses the characteristics required to have success in Test cricket.
But in regards to the outside issues, we’ve made it clear that they will not be tolerated in our league.” That’s self-evident.”
Looking back, we can try to identify ways this could have been handled better, but it shouldn’t have happened.
It won’t be an issue if we continue to improve the game now.
We need to use this experience to our advantage, learn from it, and ensure it doesn’t happen again.
Robinson’s contract with Sussex permits him to represent Sussex in domestic cricket while his international suspension is in effect.
