England Seamer Ollie Robinson said we were surprised to see how the Australians were “defensive” and were unwilling “to go toe-to-toe with us” during the opening Test of the 2023 Ashes at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
Ollie Robinson Said:
“We were surprised by how defensive Australia were and how unwilling they were to go toe-to-toe with us”.
“Obviously it’s worked for them this Test match. But we feel that with the way they’re playing at the moment, a pitch with a bit more movement would benefit us hugely”. Robinson said in a column on Wisden
“Baz said it after the game, It feels like we’ve won, lads.” We’ve entertained the world, and we’ve put the Aussies on the back foot. For him to say that after a loss is quite significant for us.”
“We were surprised to see Australia so defensive from ball one. You just don’t see the Australians cautious and on the back foot like that.
‘As soon as we saw the field for that first over, we felt like we had a hold on them. And then came that first shot from Zak Crawley”.
Broady [Stuart Broad] said it’s his favourite ever Ashes moment. The noise, the sound, the crowd, it was just amazing to witness, and the roar in the dressing room was so loud, you’d have thought we’d won the series already,” said Robinson.
“You just don’t see the Australians cautious and on the back foot like that. As soon as we saw the field for that first over, we felt like we had a hold on them.”
“Of course, it sounds weird because they won it, but I think if they’re honest, Australia will look at themselves and realise they need to change their approach to keep up with how we’re going to play. If there’s any movement in the pitch at Lord’s, the way we’re playing compared to them is going to benefit us hugely,” said Robinson.