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sport news We need change: Moeen Ali hopes Ollie Robinson ban will be a force for good in ...
sport news We need change: Moeen Ali hopes Ollie Robinson ban will be a force for good in ...
'We NEED change': Moeen Ali hopes Ollie Robinson's eight-match ban for historic tweets will end up being a force for good in English cricket England and Sussex bowler Robinson was given an eight-match suspension  He was punished for sexist and racist tweets posted on Twitter in 2012-2013  However, five games of the ban and three games have already been served Therefore, Robinson, who has apologised, is available to play again immediately  

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Moeen Ali has warned future generations of English cricketers that 'things need to change' after Ollie Robinson received an eight-match ban for the racist and sexist tweets that came to light during the Lord's Test last month.

But with five of those matches suspended for two years, and the independent Cricket Discipline Commission ruling that Robinson has already missed three — the second Test against New Zealand, plus two T20 games for Sussex — he is now free to resume playing.

Robinson was fined £3,200 for the offensive tweets, which were posted between 2012 and 2014, and on Saturday reiterated his embarrassment and shame. 

Moeen Ali (pictured) stated his hope that Ollie Robinson's ban ends up being a force for good

Moeen Ali (pictured) stated his hope that Ollie Robinson's ban ends up being a force for good

He added: 'I am deeply sorry for the hurt I caused. This has been the most difficult time in my professional career for both my family and myself.'

Moeen said he would

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