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Knives out for Ollie Robinson....
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Michael Clarke is the latest Australia legend to take aim at Ollie Robinson, telling the England bowler he is lucky to be getting a game in the Ashes.
Robinson received criticism from Aussie greats Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting after a somewhat bizarre send-off during the first Ashes Test.
Usman Khawaja scored a superb century to rescue Australia in the first innings but Robinson still opted to send an expletive-ridden send-off his way, saying: ‘F*** off, you f*****g p***k’.
At the end of day three, Robinson defended his outburst and said England had received brutal sledging from the Australians for years.
Several Baggy Green heroes did not take too kindly to Robinson’s antics at Edgbaston and ex-captain Clarke has now piled on, telling Big Sports Breakfast: ‘He needs to shush.
‘If England were fully fit you wouldn’t even get a game, Ollie. If Jofra Archer was fit or if Mark Wood was fully fit, Robinson would be back playing clubbies.
‘I actually don’t know what he’s doing. If James Anderson is saying all this, he’s got street cred. He’s played 180 Test matches, he’s got a lot of wickets.
‘This dude has been around for five minutes. He needs to concentrate on taking wickets. Ollie, just keep taking five-fors and then you can say what you like.’
Metro
The new pantomime villain.
Michael “I’m gonna break your ****ing arm” Clarke likes to talk as well. They all do seemingly!