sussexpob wrote:backfootpunch wrote:Arthur Crabtree wrote:Vaughan saying Robinson should be playing! Can't remember him saying this before the series.
If he had the proffesionalism of broad and anderson hed have never got dropped
Would be a sound point if it werent for the fact England's new ball attack is composed of a player who debuted in tests immediately after serving a ban for illegally betting on games, and another who breached Covid Protocols and risked the whole of the 2021 vs Windies and multi-million pounds of revenue being cancelled after potentially exposing his team-mates and opponents to Covid in a bio-bubble. Or maybe Ollie could take the example of his main detractor Rob Key who says he isnt fit, a person who spent all his career 7 stone overweight and smoking like a chimney. Or maybe follow the example of his Captain, and go beat up someone in the street and miss the whole of an Ashes series as a result. Or maybe, like the VC, go out on the lash before the last International game pre-Ashes, along with the number 3, who also couldn't be bothered to play any CC despite having an appalling record and limited experience. Maybe he could show his professionalism by donning a fake beard and getting into scraps with opponents. Maybe he could show his dedication by trying to enter the IPL mini auction for 2026 like Smith instead of preparing for next summers tests, or take it a step further and play 1 FC in 3 years like Jamie Overton and get picked, or go play for the Mumbai Indians and not Surrey like Jacks. Or maybe he could throw a pint over a senior player and get thrown off an Ashes tour, then next time he went on the same tour get filmed in the street unable to speak and not knowing where he was. Or maybe he could show Rob Key how fit he is by getting injured for a year after every 8 overs he bowls.
If you want to fault Robinson's professionalism, then be consistent. Hardly any one in the team survives a fair comparison.
The face doesn't fit at the end of the day. When Robinson tried to run out Mitch Marsh in 2023, McCullum gave it the "against the spirit speech"... the man who notably did the same multiple times in his career. When Robinson gave chat to Aussie batters it was a mark of his poor attitude..... when Zak Crawley did it at Lords v India the press rallied round him.
By proffesionalism i was thinking more physical fitness
My feeling is that is why he was dropped
Hed fit nicely into the current line up. Someone who keeps it tight would compliment the likes of atkinson, archer and tongue
