England pacer Ollie Robinson who was recently suspended from international cricket by the England Cricket Board (ECB) after his old racist and sexist tweets from 2012-13 resurfaced, has decided to take a short break from cricket.

Even though the right-arm quick had apologized for his mistakes, he was dropped from the England side after the first Test match against New Zealand despite excellent performance on debut.

A statement from Robinson's county side Sussex revealed that the bowler has decided to take a small break from cricket and spend some time with his family as it said, “After a difficult week, Ollie has decided to take a short break from the game to spend time with his young family.”

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The club also confirmed that the 27-year-old will not be a part of the Sussex squad for the team’s opening two Vitality T20 Blast fixtures against Gloucestershire and Hampshire. It further said that the whole squad supports the pacer and respects his decision.

“Player and staff welfare – including mental health and wellbeing – is a priority for the club and, as such, Sussex Cricket fully supports Ollie in his decision.”

“When he is ready to return, Ollie will be welcomed back to the club, where discussions with the remainder of the squad over the last week have made clear that he retains the support of all his Sussex teammates,” it further added.

Even though the English pacer is not with the squad, all players are in close contact with him for the welfare of the bowler.

“We remain in close contact with Ollie from a welfare perspective and will issue further updates on his availability at the relevant times.”

According to former England skipper Michael Vaughan, Robinson should and will be back in the England side for the five-match Test series against India.

(With AP inputs)