ECB commit to board-level investigation of offensive social media posts after more cases come to light

A second England player was under investigation on Tuesday for racist tweets made when he was a minor, while The Cricketer understands at least two other posts - one from 2010 and one from 2013 - have been brought to the ECB's attention

The ECB will review instances of potentially offensive social media posts by cricketers on a case-by-case basis, after the governing body was made aware of several further examples in the wake of Ollie Robinson's racist tweets coming to light.

Robinson has been suspended from international cricket pending the completion of an investigation after posts on Twitter from 2012 and 2013, when he was 18 and 19, were brought up during the first day of his Test debut against New Zealand at Lord's last week.

A second England player was under investigation on Tuesday for racist tweets made when he was a minor, while The Cricketer understands at least two other posts - one from 2010 and one from 2013 - have been brought to the ECB's attention.

Each case will be discussed at board level prior to decisions being made on possible punishments, and before the governing body makes public comment.

^{The ECB are investigating several potentially offensive posts on social media}

An ECB spokesperson said: "Since we were alerted to offensive tweets last week, a number of historical social media posts by other individuals have been questioned publicly as well.

"There is no place for discrimination in our sport, and we are committed to taking relevant and appropriate action where required. Given the concerns which have been raised are clearly now broader than a single case, the ECB board will discuss how we deal with issues over historical social media material in a timely and appropriate manner.

"Each case will be considered on an individual basis, looking at all the facts. We will assess cases with the ECB board before making further statements."

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