England v. New Zealand. Test Series.
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Robinson's dream debut has soured, somewhat.
He's been suspended from all International cricket, pending an investigation into tweets he posted, some 9 years ago.
More: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/eng- ... et-1265396
He's been suspended from all International cricket, pending an investigation into tweets he posted, some 9 years ago.
More: https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/eng- ... et-1265396
Donny.
It's a game. Enjoy it.
It's a game. Enjoy it.
(Part of) answer here:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/15149415 ... -in-tweet/
Yeah, he's got to be punished for that. Unacceptable.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/15149415 ... -in-tweet/
Yeah, he's got to be punished for that. Unacceptable.
Baum:
No excuse or alibi for bigotry: Timeout for twit tweets is right for the times
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket ... 57z57.html
"But I do know that he has grown up in a time when there is no excuse or alibi for bigotry. Cognisance of its harm must have been in his schooling. It would have been there in his cricket pathway. It’s codified in sport these days, for reference and understanding, along with warnings about social media.
...
What we can also divine is that there were some incorrigible and counteractive forces in the way Robinson’s understanding of the world was shaped, too, and that some of them were on the cricket field. It’s deep rooted. That’s the lesson Robinson had to teach at the same time he was learning one."
No excuse or alibi for bigotry: Timeout for twit tweets is right for the times
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket ... 57z57.html
"But I do know that he has grown up in a time when there is no excuse or alibi for bigotry. Cognisance of its harm must have been in his schooling. It would have been there in his cricket pathway. It’s codified in sport these days, for reference and understanding, along with warnings about social media.
...
What we can also divine is that there were some incorrigible and counteractive forces in the way Robinson’s understanding of the world was shaped, too, and that some of them were on the cricket field. It’s deep rooted. That’s the lesson Robinson had to teach at the same time he was learning one."
Another historic racist tweet posted by current England player emerges
https://wisden.com/stories/news-stories ... er-emerges
"Wisden.com have chosen to obscure the identity of the player, who had yet to turn 16 at the time."
https://wisden.com/stories/news-stories ... er-emerges
"Wisden.com have chosen to obscure the identity of the player, who had yet to turn 16 at the time."