"There Were Points When I Didn't Think I Was Going To Lay For England Again, Or Play Cricket Again"- Ollie Robinson

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England Cricket Team has been on a roll after winning two thrilling matches against Pakistan. England has shown that its ultra-attacking approach is fruitful in Subcontinental conditions. Ollie Robinson has been quite effective as the pacer has taken 8 wickets in 2 matches whereas the pacer has been the go-to bowler of Stokes.

Pakistan would be utterly disappointed with their performance as they failed to win the key moments of the match. The Men in Green now are virtually out of the World Test Championship race (WTC 2021-23). Skipper Babar Azam would rue the fact that he couldn’t play captain’s knock in crunch situations of the match.

England National Cricket Team (Image Credits: Twitter)

Ollie Robinson on Injury Phase

Ollie Robinson was having an interaction with BBC sport and was asked about the injury period. “There were points when I didn’t think I was going to play for England again, or play cricket again. I kept coming back to full fitness, then getting an injury or illness, then another injury. There was a point in June time when I thought ‘I might have to look at what else I can do here, I don’t think I’m going to be able to carry on playing cricket’. It’s been tough and there has been some dark days, but tours and series wins like this make it all worthwhile.” said Robinson.

“I had different types of scans. MRIs, X-rays. It was just a bit of wear and tear. Because there was so much inflammation, every time I got back to full fitness, the inflammation was there. It was jarring again and giving me another back spasm. I ended up having five injections, which took the inflammation away and allowed me to train a bit harder. Then it settled down. It was a strange one, because I felt it was career-ending, the way it felt.” he added.

Ollie Robinson on Pakistan Triumph

The Speedster was asked about the series victory against Pakistan. “It’s a massive confidence-booster for myself,” Twelve months ago I was struggling to even get on the park. It’s a really proud tour for me, in the fact my body has got through it.” said Ollie Robinson

James Anderson and Ollie Robinson. Credits: Twitter

I’ve bowled well and I’ve proved to the world, almost, I can do it in any conditions. Not just for the team, but for myself. It’s been a really good tour so far and hopefully we can win 3-0 this week. It’s an exciting time for English cricket. We’ve done 2-0 and if we can do 3-0 it will be an amazing effort. The boys are prepared for one, last big push to get the 3-0 whitewash.” he added.

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