England’s player apologizes:
England fast-bowler Ollie Robinson apologized “unreservedly” for historical racist and sexist tweets that surfaced during his Test debut against New Zealand at Lord’s on Wednesday.
Robinson, 27, was England’s top bowler with two wickets, but his day was ruined when his tweets from 2012 to 2013 went viral on social media.
“On this, the most important day of my career, I am embarrassed by racist and sexist tweets I sent over eight years ago, which have now become public. I’d like to state unequivocally that I am not a racist or a sexist “Robinson made the announcement in a statement.
“On this, the most important day of my career, I am embarrassed by racist and sexist tweets I sent over eight years ago, which have now become public. I’d like to state unequivocally that I am not a racist or a sexist “Robinson made the announcement in a statement.
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“I deeply regret my actions and am embarrassed to have made such remarks.”
“I was thoughtless and irresponsible, and my actions were inexcusable regardless of my state of mind at the time.” Since then, I’ve grown as a person and fully regret the tweets.”
Robinson stated that he did not want his teammates’ and the country’s cricket board’s efforts to combat racism and sexism to be “diminished” by tweets from eight years ago.
“I will continue to educate myself, seek advice, and work with the available support network to learn more about getting better in this area,” he added. “I’m sorry, and I’m sure I learned my lesson today.”
The England team had started the day with a “moment of unity” with New Zealand, both wearing anti-discrimination T-shirts.
Tom Harrison, Chief Executive Officer of the European Central Bank, stated that he “doesn’t have the words to express how disappointed” he was.
“Anyone reading those words, especially a woman or a person of color, would be left with a completely unacceptable image of cricket and cricketers. We’re better than this, believe me “Harrison explained.
“We have a zero-tolerance policy for any form of discrimination, and there are rules in place to deal with such behavior. As part of our disciplinary procedure, we will conduct a thorough investigation.”
