Batting coach Graham Thorpe has said that the social media of the players can be reviewed before they are selected for the national side. Thorpe’s comments have come after pacer Ollie Robinson’s old sexist and racist social media posts surfaced earlier this week.
“It’s clearly something that might need to be looked at so that a day like yesterday doesn’t happen,” Thorpe was quoted as saying by ‘BBC’.
Robinson though made the apologies for his posts and further added that he made the remarks as a teenager. “I am embarrassed by the racist and sexist tweets that I posted over eight years ago which have today become public,” he said.
The fast bowler also said that he regrets his actions and is ashamed of the remarks that he made.
“I want to make it clear that I’m not racist and I’m not sexist. I deeply regret my actions and I am ashamed of making such remarks,” Robinson said.
Robinson made his Test debut against New Zealand in the first clash of the two-match series at Lord’s.
He returned with figures of 4/75 in the first innings as New Zealand rode on some fine batting from debutant Devon Conway to put 378 on the board. Conway struck a double-century during the course.
England were 111/2, trailing by 267 before the stumps were called on Day 2. The start on the third day at Lord’s was delayed due to rain.