Published 07:32 IST, June 9th 2021
After Ollie Robinson's suspension, Eoin Morgan & Jos Buttler dragged for mocking Indians
Tweets from 2017 have emerged where Eoin Morgan & Jos Buttler along with Brendon McCullum can be seen making snide remarks on the way Indians speak English.
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England cricket team which thought worst was over after Ollie Robinson row is seemingly looking to face more difficult times ahe. Days after England pacer Ollie Robinson was suspended over his racist and sexist remarks, three more England players including skipper Eoin Morgan have courted controversy over ir problematic tweets.
Netizens on Tuesday dug up an old tweet from England pacer James Anderson's account where he has passed an unsavoury remark against fellow team-mate Stuart Bro. In a tweet dated February 2010, James Anderson says, "I saw Broy's new haircut for first time today. Not sure about it. Thought he looked like a 15 yr old lesbian!"
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Anderson who will become most-capped Test player this week reacted to row and said that players were trying to 'learn from situation.' 'For me it's 10-11 years ago, I've certainly changed as a person. And I think that's difficulty, things do change, you do make mistakes," he said.
"If re are any tweets from years ago we do have to look at that and again learn from this and be better in future, try and make sure we know it's unacceptable to use se sorts of phrases and language," DailyMail UK quoted him as saying.
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Joss Buttler, Eoin Morgan accused of being racist towards Indians
On or hand, skipper Eoin Morgan along with Jos Buttler have been accused of a much more serious offence. Tweets from ir accounts from 2017 have emerged where two along with Brendon McCullum can be seen making snide remarks on way Indians speak English.
Screen grabs of Jos Buttler saying 'Well done on double 100 much beauty batting you are on fire sir, to Alex Hales from August 2017 have emerged. mocking has been carried on between Morgan and Brendon McCullum to Buttler in May 2018, with skipper saying 'Sir you're my favourite batsman' and McCullum ding 'Sir, you play very good Opening batting,'
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Ollie Robinson suspension
Ollie Robinson's racist and sexist tweets, which date back to 2012, came to light during his Test debut on Wednesday. After his old posts became viral, Robinson issued an apology on ECB's official website. However, following conclusion of first Test match against New Zealand, ECB announced that Robinson has been suspended from international cricket until an inquiry against him is completed.
"England and Sussex bowler Ollie Robinson has been suspended from all international cricket pending outcome of a disciplinary investigation following historic tweets he posted in 2012 and 2013. He will not be available for selection for LV= Insurance second Test against New Zealand starting at Edgbaston on Thursday 10 June. Robinson will leave England camp immediately and return to his county," ECB said in a press release on Sunday.
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07:32 IST, June 9th 2021