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      Explained: Why England Pacer Ollie Robinson Has Been Suspended

      England cricketer Ollie Robinson has been suspended from all international cricket after old tweets where he made racist, sexist and ableist jokes resurfaced.

      By - Dilip Unnikrishnan |
      Published -  7 Jun 2021 7:41 PM IST
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      Explained: Why England Pacer Ollie Robinson Has Been Suspended

      England cricketer Ollie Robinson has been suspended from all international cricket after old tweets where he made racist, sexist and ableist jokes resurfaced. The tweets resurfaced shortly after he made his England debut on June 2.

      Robinson, who made his England debut in the first Test against New Zealand last week, will remain suspended pending the report of a disciplinary investigation on his tweets.

      Robinson finished the first Test with a seven-wicket haul which ended in a draw.

      What did Robinson joke about in his tweets?

      The 27-year-old fast bowler tweeted racist, sexist and ableist jokes in 2012 and 2013.

      Robinson used the N-word, used an ableist term, made a joke linking Muslims to terrorist attacks, joked about the appearance of east Asian people, made sexist comments about women and joked about footballer Gary Speed and missing child Madeleine McCann.

      Speed, a beloved Welsh footballer, died by suicide in 2011 while three-year-old McCann's disappearance while on a family holiday in Portugal in 2007 has been one of the most followed missing person cases in Europe.

      Robinson admitted to posting the tweets and apologised for them in a statement.


      "I want to make it clear that I'm not racist and I'm not sexist. I deeply regret my actions, and I am ashamed of making such remarks. I would like to unreservedly apologise to anyone I have offended, my teammates and the game as a whole in what has been a day of action and awareness in combatting discrimination from our sport," Robinson said.

      "I don't want something that happened eight years ago to diminish the efforts of my teammates and the ECB as they continue to build meaningful action with their comprehensive initiatives and efforts, which I fully endorse and support," Robinson added.

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      "I will continue to educate myself, look for advice and work with the support network that is available to me to learn more about getting better in this area. I am sorry, and I have certainly learned my lesson today," he said.

      How have others reacted?

      Robinson's England captain Joe Root said the tweets were not acceptable and that the incident is a lesson for everyone in cricket.

      "Ollie had has made a huge mistake. He fronted up to the dressing room and the rest of the world, and he's very remorseful," Root told BBC.

      "More has to be done, that continued education and learning about how to behave in society and within our sport. We've started doing a lot of good work as a team and we'll continue to do that. We want to make the game as inclusive and diverse as we possibly can and we'll continue to keep looking at finding ways to make that possible," he added.

      Former England captain Michael Vaughan blamed ECB for not doing due diligence before selecting Robinson for the first Test against New Zealand.

      "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. You can't suddenly – why didn't they delete it- that's irrelevant. 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," Vaughan told the BBC.

      England batting coach Graham Thorpe said that the ECB would start reviewing social media history of players before they are selected for national teams.

      "It's clearly something that might need to be looked at so that a day like yesterday doesn't happen," Thorpe told the BBC.

      💬"There is no room for racism, there is no room for online hate; it has ruined his biggest day as a professional cricketer."💬@NasserCricket reacts to the news of historical, offensive tweets from Ollie Robinson in 2012 that spoilt his England Test debut.

      — Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) June 2, 2021

      When a teenager posts abusive, sexist, racist tweets, what is the air he is breathing? I believe we need to investigate whether there is/was a climate around the game where it was deemed okay to do so. #OllieRobinson

      — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 3, 2021

      As an ex teammate of Ollie Robinson's in the Yorkshire set up, having roomed, shared the field and gone out for dinners and socials with him, I know full well he isn't a racist.

      Yes, the remarks were inexcusable and irresponsible. He's apologised. We should forgive, and move on.

      — Moin Ashraf (@MoinA23) June 2, 2021

      While almost everyone has condemned Robinson's tweet, the ECB's decision to suspend him and launching an investigation has not found many supporters.

      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.

      — Mask up and take your vaccine🙏🙏🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) June 7, 2021

      Don't think it'll happen but... I'd rather Robinson was given many hours of voluntary work with relevant charities rather than banned or fined. I'm sure they will be an element of education in what he's given.

      — George Dobell (@GeorgeDobell1) June 6, 2021

      *suspended while an investigation is going on.

      It's counter-productive to the investigation and – arguably more importantly – Ollie Robinson for stuff to be going on while he's a) playing a Test or b) twiddling his thumbs around the Test squad. https://t.co/qYZlWUqRJ0

      — Vithushan Ehantharajah (@Vitu_E) June 7, 2021

      Who knew that a statement of a couple of lines so sorely needed an 'explanatory notes' section. Allow me:

      • a suspension is not career-ending, not even 'potentially' (hell, it might even be the making of the fella)

      • discrimination in any form is unacceptable

      /ends/

      — Isabelle Westbury (@izzywestbury) June 6, 2021

      Yes the tweets Ollie Robinson sent in 2012 are unacceptable and yes their emergence could not have come at a worse time. But we are talking about a teenager long before he had the responsibility an England career brings. A 'full investigation' by ECB is over the top IMO.

      — Paul Newman 🌈 (@Paul_NewmanDM) June 2, 2021

      UK's Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden criticised the ECB for their "over the top" reaction to Robinson's tweet.

      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.

      — Oliver Dowden (@OliverDowden) June 7, 2021

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