After historical racist and sexist comments surfaced earlier this week when he made his test debut against New Zealand, the England and Cricket Board (ECB) suspended seamer Ollie Robinson from ‘all international cricket' on Sunday.
Robinson made his test debut at Lord's in the opening match of the series, taking seven wickets in New Zealand's two innings and batting 42 in England's first.
“England and Sussex bowler Ollie Robinson has been suspended from all international cricket pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation following historic tweets he posted in 2012 and 2013,” the ECB said in a statement.
“On the biggest day of my career so far, I am humiliated by the racist and sexist tweets that I made over eight years ago, which have today become public,” Robinson stated after the game on Wednesday. I want to be clear that I am neither racist nor sexist.
Robinson's debut had been "exceptional" from an on-field performance standpoint, according to England captain Joe Root, his historical actions off-field were unacceptable.
“He's made a significant contribution with the bat, and his bowling performance was outstanding. He's demonstrated tremendous levels of skill, and he's clearly got the game to succeed in Test cricket,” Root added.
“However, the behaviour that has occurred off the field is not acceptable in our sport. That is something we are all aware of. He went directly into the dressing room. He certainly came forward and spoke to you and other media outlets right away. From that point on, he expressed a great deal of regret. From how he's been around the group and the squad, you can see it's extremely genuine,” Root remarked.