LONDON: England players have accepted Ollie Robinson’s (pix) apology for racist and sexist comments he posted on social media as a teenager, fast bowl.
ENGLAND will again wear anti-discrimination T-shirts at the start of today’s second Test against New Zealand, with captain Joe Root insisting the ongoing Twitter controversy has not derailed the commitment.
Root’s team made a collective statement at Lord’s last week by wearing black T-shirts bearing the slogan “cricket is a game for everyone” and seven different designs highlighting specific forms of prejudice.
They also stood with their opponents in a “moment of unity” to show their shared values before the first ball was bowled, though the atmosphere was soon shredded by the emergence of racist and sexist tweets posted several years earlier by debutant Ollie Robinson.
âI felt sorry for himâ: Bothamâs shock Ashes admission 40 years since Ian Botham almost single-handedly snatch Ashes victory from the jaws of defeat, he offers surprising sympathy for a beaten foe.
Cricket by Robert Craddock 10th Jun 2021 6:45 AM ON the 40th anniversary of the summer he ransacked Australian cricket, Ian Botham has revealed he felt sorry for the Australian cricket captain caught in the crossfire. The English cricket legend has appeared on
Fox Cricket s Road To The Ashes podcast to celebrate his stunning deeds in the 1981 Ashes. Â Â Botham s journey in that series was the most extreme of any player in Ashes series when he stood down as captain after lodging a pair at Lord s but rebounded with one of the most stunning form spikes the game has seen as England recovered from being 1-0 down after two Tests to win the series 3-1.