(Reuters) – England quick bowler Ollie Robinson should enhance his health to take care of the calls for of check cricket, bowling coach Jon Lewis mentioned after the 28-year-old suffered a again spasm on the opening day of the ultimate Ashes check in opposition to Australia on Friday.
Robinson took two early wickets in Hobart, sending again David Warner and Steve Smith for a duck, however later sustained the again downside that restricted his bowling to eight overs.
Australia, who get pleasure from an unassailable 3-0 lead within the five-test collection, ended the primary day nL1N2TU0EU of the pink-ball contest on 241-6.
“(His health) is one thing he needs to enhance”, Lewis mentioned. “He’s bought a document of taking part in numerous video games of county cricket however worldwide cricket is of upper depth and also you play all of it yr spherical.
“So he is bought to get used to understanding what it takes to be a full-time year-round worldwide cricketer and taking part in that additional day, 5 days of check cricket.”
Robinson has taken 37 wickets in eight exams for England since his debut in opposition to New Zealand at Lord’s in June final yr.
Lewis mentioned the workforce have been hoping Robinson may get well in a single day and return to bowling on Saturday.
“Those issues can come and go so we’re hoping with remedy in a single day he can come again tomorrow and be free sufficient to bowl.”
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)
