The club also announced the termination of contracts for its other two overseas players, South African spinner Keshav Maharaj and West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran.
Robinson was suspended from all international cricket by ECB pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation following the tweets he posted in 2012 and 2013.
International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Shashank Manohar is to step down when his term ends this year, the governing body said on Wednesday. The ICC is set to discuss the process to elect its new chief at its board meeting on Thursday with media reports saying that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief Colin Graves is favourite to fill the post.
The appointment came after Vaughan was ruled out by a hamstring tear that threatens to prematurely end his Australia tour.
A Twenty20 Champions League involving eight teams playing 15 matches will be staged this year either in India or the Middle East, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Saturday.
The England opener has suffered a recurrence of the stress-related illness which led to him returning home from England's tour of India.
All-rounder Andrew Flintoff has been ruled out of England's first two Tests against New Zealand after picking up a side strain playing for Lancashire, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Saturday. The former captain had been hoping for a recall after a 14-month Test absence despite playing only a few county games after surgery for a persistent ankle problem.
England's ODI captain Paul Collingwood wants the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to relax its stance and let the country's top players turn out in the multi-million dollar Indian Premier League. Collingwood came out in support of views expressed by Test captain Michael Vaughan and star batsman Kevin Pietersen who argued there is no reason for England stars to miss out on the Twenty20 extravaganza.
The England fast bowler will miss the one-day series starting next week against Pakistan through injury.
The ECB has given the green light to the tour next month after expressing satisfaction with safety and security measures.
England all-rounder Sam Curran can resume training ahead of next week's first Test against West Indies after testing negative for COVID-19, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Friday. Curran was self-isolating in his room at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton after feeling unwell and undergoing a test.
The England captain is doubtful for the second Test against Pakistan after experiencing further problems with his injured left ankle.
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has been ruled out of the World Twenty20 after failing to recover in time from knee surgery. The 31-year-old, who missed the Test and one-day series against West Indies after his latest bout of surgery, is replaced in England's squad by Yorkshire leg-spinner Adil Rashid, who has yet to play a senior international match.
England 'A' all rounder Graham Wagg has been suspended until January 2006 after testing positive for cocaine.
Former Pakistan Test cricketer Saqlain Mushtaq has agreed to a 10-day spell with England as their spin-bowling consultant for the upcoming series against Pakistan.
The England all-rounder will not play the Duleep Trophy matches, but will continue his rehabilitation from ankle surgery.
Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene is set to be appointed as a batting consultant by England for their upcoming Test and limited-overs series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
England cricketers had no role in the team's decision to abandon their tour of Pakistan next month, the players' union has said.
England appointed Geoff Miller to the newly-created post of national selector and sidelined former chairman of selectors David Graveney. Miller will head up a four-man selection panel which will include head coach Peter Moores, and former Test players Ashley Giles and James Whitaker.
The Worcestershire batsman has been called for the fourth international against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
A new domestic Twenty20 competition will begin in England next year with the winners qualifying for the lucrative Champions League. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Wednesday that the two-division competition will be staged in June and will not replace the current Twenty20 Cup.
The England all-rounder suffered pain from a torn meniscus in his right knee after playing for the Chennai Super Kings. He will undergo keyhole surgery next week and the ECB said they expected him to be out of action for three to five weeks.
Matthew Hoggard has written off his chances of returning to England's squad for this year's Ashes series against Australia. In his autoboigraphy, the former England fast bowler, dropped after the New Zealand series in 2008, talks about his breakdown, the depression suffered by his wife Sarah and the ECB's 'staggering lack of interest' in his welfare.
Flintoff who injured his left foot in the third Test win over New Zealand earlier this month has been advised to rest for two weeks.
England Lions will be the sixth team to play in India's domestic tournament -- the Duleep Trophy -- this year, before heading off for a tour of New Zealand from February
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has ruled out the possibility of returning as captain for this year's Twenty20 World Cup having resigned as test and one-day skipper in January in controversial circumstances. 'I just think it's too soon after what happened between me and the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) for me to take over the captaincy again if I was offered it for the Twenty20 World Cup,' he told Friday's Daily Mail in an interview.
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will miss the fourth Test against West Indies in Barbados starting on Thursday because of a right hip injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Saturday. A scan on Friday revealed Flintoff, who was troubled by the injury in the drawn third Test in Antigua this week, has strained a muscle.
ECB chairman David Morgan said the tour will take place unless directed otherwise by the government or because of security fear.
All-rounder Andrew Flintoff is hopeful of being fit for England's first Test against West Indies at Sabina Park on Wednesday after missing the final warm-up match with a side strain.
India's cricketers, currently on a break in the UK ahead of the five-match Test series against England, will be given their second dose of COVID-19 vaccines on July 7 and 9.
Dimitri Mascarenhas was drafted into England's Twenty20 World Cup squad in place of injured Ryan Sidebottom.
Wright was called up for Wednesday's sixth match at The Oval and Saturday's finale at Lord's because of injuries to Ravi Bopara, Andrew Flintoff and Chris Tremlett, the England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement on Monday.
Kevin Pietersen had first offered his resignation as captain after last month's drawn second Test against India in Mohali but he was advised to sleep over it before taking a final call, disclosed England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) vice-chairman Dennis Amiss. Amiss said Pietersen is a "marvellous, exciting" player whose future commitment is strongly welcomed.
England captain Kevin Pietersen's attempts to get coach Peter Moores axed may result in his own sacking as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is unhappy with both of them for making a public spectacle of their fallout. Pietersen is due to be back in London on Thursday after a holiday in South Africa and he may find himself replaced by Andrew Strauss as England skipper.
A new documentary titled 'Death of a Gentleman' raises fresh doubts about the future of Test cricket and asks if the game is losing its identity in the face of stiff competition from commerce-driven Twenty20.
Robinson withdrew himself from selection for his county side Sussex for the T20 games.
Acquainted with playing in Pakistan, English batter Alex Hales says the England and Wales Cricket Board's decision to pull out of the country's tour last year made 'zero sense' to him.
England's decision to tour India within a fortnight of the Mumbai mayhem was not driven by their urge to stand by a terror-stricken country but by a business deal, according to media reports in London. Apparently, it took lot of deliberation and persuasion on England and Wales Cricket Board's part to convince Kevin Pietersen and his men to tour India for the two-Test series.
