Ollie Robinson admitted he doesn’t care how his celebration of taking the wicket of Usman Khawaja has been obtained on social media.
The England bowler has obtained criticism on-line for showing to swear on the Australian batter after his spectacular batting show, scoring 141 of his aspect’s 386 runs.
Khawaja batted all day on day two, and even introduced his younger daughter to the press convention, after saying “she didn’t want to be away from me so…” in a candy second.
Robinson bowled Khawaja early on day three with a cleverly executed plan, setting an umbrella area then bowling a yorker which fired into the off stump, but it surely was his celebration relatively than the wicket that has obtained concentrate on social media.
“I think for me it’s my first home Ashes and to get the big wicket at the time was special for me,” Robinson stated.
“Uzzy played unbelievably well and to get that wicket for us at the time as a team was massive and I think we all want that theatre of the game don’t we? So I’m here to provide it.”
Ollie Robinson’s send-off after dismissing Usman Khawaja garnered a damaging response on social media
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England wrapped up the ultimate 5 wickets of the day earlier than lunch on day three, with Robinson taking three, as the house aspect completed the primary innings with a seven-run lead.
In response, they had been 26 with out loss when the rain fell, but it surely was in a quick 22-ball window within the afternoon that Australia barely gained the higher hand, taking two wickets for simply two runs as England completed the day 28 for 2 with a 35-run lead.
When requested additional about his celebration, Robinson stated: “I don’t really care how it’s perceived to be honest. It’s the Ashes, it’s international sport, if you can’t handle that, what can you handle?”
He added: “I think we’ve all seen Ricky Ponting and other Aussies do the same to us so just because the shoe is on the other foot it’s not received well.”
Source: www.unbiased.co.uk
