Tymal Mills accepts Jack Brooks apology for racist tweet

The Sussex and England left-arm seamer was referred to as a 'n***o' in a reply on Twitter in 2012. Brooks, at Northamptonshire at the time, has been reprimanded by current side Somerset

Jack Brooks has "apologised to me profusely and sincerely," says Tymal Mills, who wants to draw a line up the historic racist tweet which resurfaced this week.

Thirty-seven-year-old used the word 'n***o' in two tweets in 2012, one of which was sent as a reply to the Sussex and England left-arm seamer.

The other occasion was in a message sent to Stewart Laudat, who represented Oxfordshire.

Mills had been congratulating a group of England Lions players after their unofficial ODI series win over Sri Lanka A.

Brooks, who played in three of the matches, was tagged in the post along with Joe Root, Jos Buttler, Nathan Buck and Alex Hales.

Somerset launched an investigation into the tweets as soon as they came to light following a complaint received on Sunday (November 14) and also looked into Brooks' use of the name 'Steve' to refer to Cheteshwar Pujara during his spell at Yorkshire.

In a statement, they confirmed they had issued the right-arm quick with a "reprimand", but refrained from making public the nature of the punishment.

^{Somerset have issued a reprimand after carrying out an investigation into Brooks' previous behaviour}

A full apology was also made by Brooks, who promised to "ensure that my actions and language are never brought into question like this again".

After being among the victims of the latest racism storm to his cricket, Mills, 29, wants to draw a line under the episode.

"In relation to the social media post from 2012 from Jack Brooks, I feel compelled to comment given how prominent issues such as this are currently," he said.

"Jack and I have spoken about it and I know how much he regrets having used the language he did. 

"I believe it is right that both as a sport and as a society, we must go through a thorough process of reflection and introspection regarding the language we use towards each other and how we treat each other.

"Jack has apologised to me profusely and sincerely which I have accepted and I still consider him to be a good friend. 

"I consider this matter to be closed and do not wish to comment on it any further."

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