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• England’s Ollie Robinson apologises after racist and sexist tweets emerge

  02-06-2021 22:01
  
  Bowler says sorry for ‘thoughtless’ posts dating back to 2012Controversy overshadows fine performance on England debutInstead of pride, a landmark day for Ollie Robinson will be remembered for all the wrong reasons after a series of racist and sexist tweets sent in 2012 and 2013 were unearthed and publicised while he was making his debut as a Test cricketer at Lord’s.The tweets, in one of which he wrote that “my new muslim friend is the bomb” and in another that &ld
  
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• Ollie Robinson’s racist tweets prove English cricket still has much to learn

  02-06-2021 22:00
  
  It was possible to feel sympathy and scorn for the bowler as the fallout from grotesque remarks marred best day of his careerThe clouds blew over Lord’s midway through the afternoon, when Ollie Robinson was deep into his second spell. He had bowled well, had won his first Test wicket that morning when he made Tom Latham play on, and was working away on his second, the great Ross Taylor, who he soon dismissed leg before wicket. It all seemed so sweet, but away from the middle it was already
  
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• Ollie Robinson’s offensive tweets prove English cricket still has much to learn | Andy Bull

  02-06-2021 22:00
  
  It was possible to feel sympathy and scorn for the bowler as the fallout from grotesque remarks marred best day of his careerThe clouds blew over Lord’s midway through the afternoon, when Ollie Robinson was deep into his second spell. He had bowled well, had won his first Test wicket that morning when he made Tom Latham play on, and was working away on his second, the great Ross Taylor, whom he soon dismissed leg before wicket. It all seemed so sweet but away from the middle it was already
  
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• Ollie Robinson’s offensive tweets prove English cricket still has much to learn

  02-06-2021 22:00
  
  It was possible to feel sympathy and scorn for the bowler as the fallout from grotesque remarks marred best day of his careerThe clouds blew over Lord’s midway through the afternoon, when Ollie Robinson was deep into his second spell. He had bowled well, had won his first Test wicket that morning when he made Tom Latham play on, and was working away on his second, the great Ross Taylor, who he soon dismissed leg before wicket. It all seemed so sweet, but away from the middle it was already
  
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• England v New Zealand: Michael Vaughan reacts to Ollie Robinson tweets

  02-06-2021 21:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former England captain Michael Vaughan questions whether the ECB did thorough due diligence after Ollie Robinson's historical tweets of a racist and sexist nature emerged.
  
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• England v New Zealand: Ollie Robinson apologises for racist and sexist tweets

  02-06-2021 20:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England seamer Ollie Robinson says he is "embarrassed" by historical racist and sexist tweets that were made public during his Test debut against New Zealand.
  
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• England v New Zealand: Conway hits century on Test debut as New Zealand dominate on day one

  02-06-2021 20:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Devon Conway hits an unbeaten 136 runs on his Test debut as New Zealand dominate day one of the first Test against England at Lord's.
  
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• England v New Zealand: Ollie Robinson takes two wickets on Test debut

  02-06-2021 20:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ollie Robinson claims two wickets on his England Test debut on day one of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's.
  
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• Devon Conway’s century was worth the wait for patient New Zealand | Simon Burnton

  02-06-2021 20:00
  
  Experienced debutant’s sudden rise to prominence has been a long time coming, partly thanks to a shift in national allegianceIf there is an advantage to making your Test debut a few weeks short of your 30th birthday, it must be the knowledge that you will have gained in those years about the game and yourself. Perhaps that is why Devon Conway, New Zealand’s latest international sensation, showed no signs of nerves on his first visit to Lord’s. Related: Devon Conway’s supe
  
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• Devon Conway’s superb debut century puts New Zealand on top in first Test

  02-06-2021 19:54
  
  First Test, day one: New Zealand: 246-3Opener sets record for highest score by debutant at Lord’sDevon Conway justified New Zealand’s show of faith with a deeply impressive century on Test debut as England’s all-seam frontline attack toiled for scant reward on an unresponsive Lord’s surface.Ollie Robinson marked his England bow with two for 50 but the opening day of the first Test belonged to South Africa-born Conway, who was preferred to Tom Blundell and Will Young as To
  
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• First Test: New Zealand 246-3 at stumps on day one v England – as it happened

  02-06-2021 19:48
  
  A near flawless century from Devon Conway on debut put New Zealand in the driving seat at Lord’s 7.12pm BSTRelated: Devon Conway’s century was worth the wait for patient New Zealand Related: Devon Conway’s superb debut century puts New Zealand on top in first Test6.48pm BST That’s it then from me, the match report will land here soon. New Zealand showing just why they are contesting the World Test Championship final later this month. Thanks for the correspondence, good ni
  
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• First Test: New Zealand 246-3 at stumps on day one v England – live!

  02-06-2021 19:41
  
  Over-by-over updates from the first day at Lord’sRoot sets England target of seven straight winsEmail Tanya with your thoughts on the action 6.41pm BST An old fashioned, attritional day of Test cricket, dominated by Devon Conway’s superb debut century. He looked the part- calm, balanced, unfussy, yet with flair - and backed up the first-class figures which had had everyone talking beforehand. He was briefly perturbed by Mark Wood bowling at 94-95 mph at the body in the morning, but r
  
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• England v New Zealand: Devon Conway reaches century on Test debut

  02-06-2021 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Zealand's opening batsman Devon Conway claims a debut century on day one of the first Test at Lord's.
  
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• England v New Zealand: James Anderson dismisses Kane Williamson

  02-06-2021 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's James Anderson bowls New Zealand captain Kane Williamson out for 13 just after lunch on day one of the opening Test match at Lord's.
  
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• England v New Zealand: England's Ollie Robinson bowls Tom Latham

  02-06-2021 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's Ollie Robinson takes the first wicket of the match, and the first Test wicket of his career, dismissing New Zealand's Tom Latham for 23 at Lord's on his England debut.
  
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• England v New Zealand: first Test, day one – live!

  02-06-2021 11:18
  
  Over-by-over updates from the first day at Lord’sRoot sets England target of seven straight winsEmail Rob with your thoughts on the action 10.15am BST James Bracey and Ollie Robinson will make their Test debuts. It looks like England have omitted Jack Leach, which is a bit of a gamble given the glorious weather in north London. I’m really excited to see Robinson in particular. His record since the start of the 2018 season is outrageous: 195 wickets at 17.29. And he can bat. 10.15am B
  
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