English cricket prepares to carry its breath on Monday as in-form bowler and Ashes trump card Ollie Robinson has a scan on his left ankle after injuring it for Sussex
- Sussex star Ollie Robinson may have a scan on his injured left ankle on Monday
- England bowler suffered the knock within the County Championship vs Glamorgan
- Robinson has been in excellent early-season type and is a trump card for the Ashes
English cricket will probably be crossing its fingers on Monday when Ollie Robinson — certainly one of their trump playing cards for the Ashes — has a scan after injuring his left ankle taking part in for Sussex within the County Championship.
Robinson has been in excellent early-season type, taking 20 wickets at simply 13 every, together with 14 within the match in opposition to Worcestershire.
However he might bowl simply 17 overs throughout Glamorgan’s mammoth second-innings 737 at Hove, and was seen on crutches on Sunday, sporting a protecting boot.
England insist that may be a precautionary measure to alleviate stress on the joint, whereas Robinson himself is claimed to not be too disheartened by the harm.
With Jofra Archer dominated out for the summer time, and Olly Stone set to overlook a minimum of the primary three Assessments in opposition to Australia, England’s bowling assault can sick afford to be depleted by one other harm.
English cricket will probably be crossing its fingers on Monday when Ollie Robinson has an harm scan
The Sussex bowler, 29, may have a scan on the left ankle he injured taking part in in opposition to Glamorgan
Robinson has been in excellent early-season type and is England’s trump card for the Ashes
The significance of Robinson — whose 66 Check wickets have value solely 21 apiece — was underlined when he pinned Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne, the world’s top-ranked batter, with the primary ball he bowled to him throughout Glamorgan’s first innings on Thursday.
With Robinson primarily absent throughout their fightback, Labuschagne scored 138 — taking his county haul this summer time to 502 runs at 71.
Jimmy Anderson, in the meantime, is claimed to be recovering nicely from the groin pressure picked up throughout Lancashire’s latest match in opposition to Somerset, and is that this week anticipated to extend his ranges of operating.
Dressing-room insiders say his health isn’t an actual concern for the Ashes, although it stays unclear whether or not Anderson will play in opposition to Eire.
His long-time new-ball accomplice Stuart Broad received an excellent exercise throughout Nottinghamshire’s draw with Essex at Trent Bridge, getting via 40 overs within the match and accumulating 4 wickets, together with Tom Westley for 95 on the ultimate day.
There was one other close to miss within the Essex second innings.
Alastair Prepare dinner — who had appeared on the right track to tick off a 74th first-class hundred — was caught behind for 99.
Two of Australia’s Ashes prime order endured contrasting fortunes on the ultimate day of the seventh spherical of matches.
Glamorgan’s rearguard, which additionally included centuries from captain Kiran Carlson and Australian seamer Michael Neser, meant no second innings for Steve Smith, who ended up batting simply 3 times in his three matches for Sussex.
Marcus Harris, in the meantime, carried his bat for 122, however could not stop Gloucestershire slipping to a 125-run defeat by Division Two leaders Durham at Bristol.
England Check hopeful Matthew Potts collected three for 52 and ending the match with six wickets for Durham.
Surrey had already prolonged their lead on the prime of Division One after finishing victory over Kent at The Oval, the place scores of 19 and 34 for England Check opener Zak Crawley took his season’s haul to 403 at 36 — moderately higher than a few of his detractors might think about.
Spare a thought for Harry Brook, who did not get to bat for Sunrisers Hyderabad within the IPL till the penultimate over in opposition to Mumbai, and was bowled first ball by seamer Akash Madhwal — his third duck in 4 innings.
