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England pacer Ollie Robinson, who was on break from cricket after his old offensive tweets led to his suspension from international cricket, is ready to come back on the field. he will represent Sussex’s second team in T20 matches against Hampshire.
Robinson was suspended from international cricket pending an investigation into racist and sexist Twitter messages. After the announcement of the suspension of the player, his county Sussex announced that he would take a short break from the game.
On Monday, the county informed that England pacer would feature in Sussex’s second team in T20 games against Hampshire, starting Tuesday. His county, Sussex, tweeted with caption “Ollie Robinson’s short break from cricket ends tomorrow”
Ollie Robinson's short break from cricket ends tomorrow – https://t.co/kF9UzrcDRv
— Sport Sussex (@SportSussex) June 14, 2021
Earlier, the 27-year-old Robinson has missed a few matches for Sussex, as last week he decided to spend some time with his family in the wake of his tweet controversy.
After the Ollie Robinson controversy, old tweets from other England stars Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler and James Anderson also came out and are investigated by ECB.
Also, ECB recently informed that it would review England players’ social media accounts to ‘address any historical problems’. Stating same, the ECB wrote: “The Board agreed to the Executive’s recommendation for a social media review to address any historical issues, remind individuals of their personal responsibilities going forward and help them learn lessons along the way. The review will be collaborative and will involve other individuals within cricket, including ECB administrators and coaches, as well as players.”
The statement continued: “The Board was clear that this process would not prevent further disciplinary action in the future, should that be required, under the applicable processes, but it is hoped that the game can emerge from this difficult period stronger and determined to be more inclusive and welcoming to all.”