“If James Anderson is saying all of this, he’s got street cred—this guy’s been around for five minutes,” Michael Clarke said on The Big Sports Breakfast show. Australia beat England by two wickets on Day 5 of the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston, which was a very exciting match. In addition to his skills, Ollie Robinson’s fight with Usman Khawaja and some past Australian players also got a lot of attention. After getting Khawaja out in the first test, the England fast bowler gave him a rough send-off.
When asked about it at the press meeting, Robinson’s bold answer was that these kinds of things happen all the time in the Ashes and that the Australians under Ricky Ponting have done it before. The Australian media and, especially, past Australian players don’t like this. Robinson defended himself by saying, “We’ve all seen Ricky Ponting and other Aussies do the same to us.” Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden were among those who spoke out against Robinson’s actions.
Michael Clarke, the leader of the team that won the ODI World Cup in 2015, has now joined them in putting down the right-arm seamer.
“He needs to get a move on. If England were in top shape, Ollie, you wouldn’t even get to play. I’m not sure what he’s doing, to be honest.
In spite of all the abuse, Stuart Broad stands up for Ollie Robinson.
In the first Test, the experienced seamer Stuart Broad bowled very well. In the last session of Day 4, his bowling gave England hope that they could take a 1-0 lead in the five-game series. Broad, who turned 37 last week, spoke up for another English bowler. He said Robinson had a “mind blank” and named Ponting because he was the most famous former Australian player he could think of.
“Ricky Ponting had a little bite because Robbo brought up his name at a press meeting, but not because Ricky was a big sledger. Ollie had a bit of a brain freeze. Ricky Ponting was the most famous Australian player he could think of, and the team he played on wasn’t full of shy people, so we were surprised by the fuss that was made.
The second Test will start on June 28 at the famous Lord’s Cricket Ground. After what has happened with Robinson and the other ex-Australian bowlers off the pitch, there are likely to be some fireworks on the pitch.
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