Robinson was suspended for racist and sexist tweets he posted in 2012 and 2013England players and ECB staff will continue to be punished for offensive historical social media posts despite calls for an amnesty, the governing body has decided. The board met last week to decide their stance on dealing with offensive or discriminatory posts made in the past and have announced a full review of their guidelines for employees. That comes after Ollie Robinson, the 27-year-old fast bowler who made his England debut in the first Test against New Zealand, was suspended from international cricket last week for racist and sexist tweets posted in 2012 and 2013. SponsoredSubsequently, James Anderson, Jos Buttler, Eoin Morgan, an unnamed England player who posted when he was under-16 and five Lancashire cricketers were found to have made offensive comments online.

Source: The Times June 12, 2021 10:52 UTC