‘As if Aussies are saints’ -Fans react to Ollie Robinson talking about aftermath of altercation with Usman Khawaja in 2023 Ashes
Australia beat England by 2 wickets at Edgbaston.
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Jun 23, 2023 1:52 pm
Ollie Robinson and Usman Khawaja (Source; Twitter)
Australia trumped England in a hard-fought two wicket win at Edgbaston. It was a great spectacle for Test match cricket. The game went on for five days and provided the fans great entertainment. Another incident that caught headlines right through the Test match was the altercation between Ollie Robinson and Usman Khawaja. Robinson landed a fierce volley of words at Khawaja after he was dismissed having made 141 in the first innings.
Robinson has revealed that he had a conversation with Khawaja after the incident and that it happened at the heat of the moment. He said there was no personal animosity between the two. Robinson had given Khawaja a huge send off when he dismissed him on a 141. Khawaja was bowled by Robinson when he tried to run the ball down to third man. When Khawaja was dismissed Robinson gave him a earful.
I spoke to Ussie after the altercation -Olie Robinson
“I didn’t realise the Ussie [Usman Khawaja] send-off was such a big thing until I got off the pitch to find my phone blowing up with mates texting me and it all going off. I just got caught up in the moment. I was desperate for a wicket; I hadn’t bowled that well in the first innings, I’d had that slip in my second over and lost a bit of confidence,” Robinson said to Wisden. Robinson picked up five wickets in the match in total.
“And then I was trying to feel my way back in a little bit, having not played much for a while. And obviously Ussie was the big wicket, he was playing beautifully. It was nothing against Ussie, it was just one of those things, I got caught up in the moment and let myself go,” he added. Khawaja batted on all five days of the Test match and also scored a valuable 65 off 197 balls with seven fours in the second innings for Australia in the run chase.
“We’ve all seen it with Jimmy [Anderson], Broady, [Glenn] McGrath, Brett Lee. All the bowlers do it when they’re fired up and trying to get a wicket for their team. I spoke to Ussie after as well and we were all good. He was just like, ‘Mate, just be careful what you say.’ It was nothing against him and we had a good chat. He’s a nice guy and I’ve always gotten on well with him, having played against him a few times,” Robinson further said.
Let us take a look at the reactions on Twitter:
Their is a difference between sledging and abuse. Always amazes me when things happen how both sides have different opinions. If I was to abuse your family I bet you wouldn't accept I was sledging
