Robinson of England free to play again after racist comments ban

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Cricket – First Test – England v New Zealand – Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, Great Britain – June 5, 2021 England’s Ollie Robinson walks after losing his wicket Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Couldridge

July 3 (Reuters) – England fast pitcher Ollie Robinson has been cleared to return to the game, after being deemed to have served a ban on the racist and sexist comments he made on social media as a teenager, said one Cricket Disciplinary Commission (CDC) on Saturdays.

The 27-year-old was fined 3,200 pounds ($ 4,400) and an eight-game suspension, five of which were suspended for two years. He missed England’s second test against New Zealand and two T20 Blast games for his county during a Twitter comment survey.

The initial one-match suspension was imposed by the England and Wales Cricket Council (ECB), before Robinson stepped down from selection for his county of Sussex for the T20 matches.

Robinson has admitted to breaching two ECB guidelines regarding a number of offensive comments he made on Twitter in 2012-14 that came to light on his England debut in the first test against New Zealand in June .

“I fully accept the CDC’s decision. As I said previously, I am incredibly embarrassed and ashamed of the tweets I posted many years ago and I wholeheartedly apologize for their content,” he said. Robinson said in a statement.

“I am deeply sorry for the harm I have caused to everyone who read these tweets and in particular to those to whom the messages have offended. It has been the most difficult period of my professional career for me and my family. -even.

“While I want to move forward, I want to use my experience to help others in the future by working with the (Association of Professional Cricketers).” ($ 1 = 0.7235 pounds)

Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Hyderabad; Editing by Hugh Lawson

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