County Cricket: The intense anticipation of the 2017 Ashes has caused cricket fans and analysts to pay greater attention to all of the players who may have an influence on the series. Players like Steve Smith, Ollie Robinson, and Marnus Labuschagne have been playing County Championship in the lead-up to the Super Series to become used to the conditions.
Marnus Labuschagne faced up against players like Steven Smith and Cheteshwar Pujara in a recent county match in which fourth-placed Glamorgan played fourth-placed Sussex, but the Australian couldn’t make much of an impression as he was removed by England spinner Ollie Robinson with the very first delivery. As the rivalry is expected to be crucial to the Ashes, the matchup immediately made headlines.
At Hove, Robinson bowled down the slope with the intention of hitting Labuschagne in the front pad. He came in and filled the dish. Similar to Stuart Broad, Robinson blasted out in celebration after making contact with the target before quickly looking to see if umpire Rob White had raised his finger or not. Labuschagne seemed to suggest that the ball may have been a bit higher to strike the wickets, despite replays showing that the Decision Review System would not have rescued him had it been available.
In the past, Robinson had frequently served as the England team’s pack leader when James Anderson and Stuart Broad weren’t available. The English seamer has been in sensational form in County Championship Division Two, taking 19 wickets in only three games. In the meanwhile, he even recorded a career-high figure of 14/177 during the Worcestershire encounter against him.
Robinson may be considered a regular in the England lineup for all five of the Ashes games given his current form. His apparent increase in fitness could simply be the cherry on top. Robinson’s menace would be known to Australia as well, as Labuschagne would attest. He typically lacked speed and was out of form, but now that he was better than ever, he grabbed 11 wickets at an average of 25.54 to help England’s pace attack.
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