James Anderson: Team England have accepted Ollie Robinson’s apology
Updated On: 09 June, 2021 07:50 AM IST | London | PTI
Anderson threw his weight behind Robinson during an interaction with the British media. Asked whether Robinson`s apology has been accepted by the team or are some players still uneasy about it, he said, "No, I think it`s been accepted."
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Veteran England pacer James Anderson says the team has unanimously accepted Ollie Robinson`s apology for posting racist and sexist tweets as a teenager nine years ago and the suspended pacer has full support of the side. Robinson, who made an impressive Test debut with a match haul of 7 wickets against New Zealand at Lord`s, has been suspended by the country`s apex cricket body for some of his offensive tweets dating back to 2012-13, for which he has already tendered an unconditional public apology. Anderson threw his weight behind Robinson during an interaction with the British media. Asked whether Robinson`s apology has been accepted by the team or are some players still uneasy about it, he said, "No, I think it`s been accepted."
"He stood up in front of the group and apologised and you could see how sincere he was and upset he was, and I think as a group we appreciate that he is a different person now. He`s done a lot of maturing and growing since then, and he`s got the full support of the team." The UK`s political class also weighed in on the issue urging the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to reconsider its decision of suspending the fast bowler for something he has done years ago as a teenager. The tweets resurfaced last Wednesday, the first day of Robinson`s Test debut at Lord`s, against New Zealand. Anderson was also asked about the impact of the player`s suspension on the team. "Well yeah, I think it`s a... you know it is a difficult time. I think as players we`re trying to learn from this really. "We realise that it`s important to try and get educated around these issues, which we`re continuing to do with the ECB and the PCA (Professional Cricketers` Association) we`ve already been doing workshops before this series to try and help improve ourselves as people basically, to try and make sure that this sort of thing doesn`t happen."
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