The ongoing first Ashes Test witnessed controversy as England’s Ollie Robinson faced widespread criticism for his unsportsmanlike conduct following the dismissal of Australia’s Usman Khawaja on Day 3 at Edgbaston. Robinson, who had made little impact in the Test prior to the breakthrough, used offensive language directed towards Khawaja, tarnishing the spirit of the💜 game.
Khawaja, widely respected as one of the most beloved figures in cricket, displayed exceptional batting prowess, scoring a remarkable 141 runs before being bowled by Robinson. However, it was Robinson’s post-wicket behavior that drew attention and condemnation from both fans and experts.
Right after removing Khawaja, the right-arm pacer was captured on camera unleashing a verbally aggressive outburst, shouting expletives directly at the departing b🃏atter. The offensive language used by Robinson, including profanities and derogatory terms, has been widely criticized for its lack of sportsmanship and disrespect towards the opposition.
Here is the video:
SIX catchers in and the plan works 👏
Khawaja gone for 141.
COME ON ENGLAND! 🏴 |
— England Cricket (@englandcricket)
Robinson went on to claim the wickets of Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins, contributing to Australia’s total of 386 runs as they trailed England by a margin of seven runs. Earlier on the third day, Australia had resumed their innings at 311/5, with Khawaja leading their recovery from a precarious position of 67/3. Additionally, James Anderson, who had remained wicketless on the previous day, provided the first breakthrough by breaching the defenses of Alex Carey and dismissing him for 66 runs.♓ Carey had been instrumental in forming a valuable 118-run partnership with Khawaja.
Here is how fans reacted:
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Ollie Robinson telling a Muslim to fuck of🃏f is completely in character
— m (@causeforalarm_)
Pretty sure the spray Ollie Robinson just gave Usman Khawaja wouldn't have gone unnoticed by the Aussie dressing room! Especially from a bloke bowling 125k pies who bowled off-spin in speed-dealers 18 months ago!
— Paul Cochrane (@paulcochrane)
Pretty sure the spray Ollie Robinson just gave Usman Khawaja wouldn't have gone unnoticed by the Aussie dressing room! Especially from a bloke bowling 125k pies who bowled off-spin in speed-dealers 18 months ago!
— Paul Cochrane (@paulcochrane)
Ollie Robinson showing real class by telling a bloke who just made 141 runs to "fuck off" after getting him out. Sportsmanship at it's best. What an absolute bell end!
— Redders (@Redders_7)
Joe Root gives Ollie Robinson an abject🏅 lesson in sportsmanship. Just after Ollie tells Usman to “f**k off”, Joe goes out of his way to congratulate Khawaja on his innings. Class act.
— Marky V’Sparky (@BeaksMW)
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ollie robinson look🥂s like one of those blokes who does europa league away, mouths off after two pints and gets absolutely canned by a🦂n umbrella in the center of the piazza by a fiorentina ultra
— jim's astral projection and diplomatic service (@CeBeGeBess)
Ollie Robinson giving Usman a big send off… unnecessary, silly, weak, unsportsmanlike, over th🐎e top
Or all of the above ?
— Adrian Barich (@adrianbarich)
Ollie Robinson spraying Khawaja on 141 is interesting for a bloke who bowls 126kph pies and resorted to bowling off spin because he wasn't fit enough to maintain a fast bowlers workload in Australia 18 months ago.
What an absolute egg head
— Emmitt Traynor (@TraynorEmmitt)
Ollie Robinson giving a bloke a ‘fuck off’ that’s hit 140. Cmon🌸 mate
— james 🇦🇺 (@jimbob_walker)
Ollie Robinson tells Usman to fuck off twice after he's just made 140!!
— Lachlan Mosley (@BlackBookRacing)
Absolutely classless from Ollie Robinson. The lad has scored a wonderful 141 and he feels the need to tell him to fuck off? Maybe if you hadn’t been bowling at 68-69mph you might have got him 🌼earlier.
— Ballbag (@JohnWickObertan)