Ollie Robinson sits out Sussex’s County Championship match towards Leicestershire with stiffness after taking 14 wickets final week… with England taking no probabilities forward of the Ashes after Jofra Archer blow
- The England bowler took career-best figures of 14 for 117 towards Worcestershire
- He then limped off the pitch at New Street however insisted it was solely with cramp
- Nonetheless, Robinson is now being rested for Sussex’s newest county fixture
Ollie Robinson has been rested from Sussex’s LV= County Championship match towards Leicestershire beginning on Thursday as a precautionary measure forward of the Ashes.
The ECB are taking no probabilities with harm niggles within the build-up to the worldwide summer season and due to this fact suggested the 29-year-old to stay on the sidelines this week.
Robinson skilled stiffness after taking career-best match figures of 14 for 117 versus Worcestershire, limping off the pitch at New Street, however later dismissed the scare as cramp.
Nonetheless, with a historical past of again points and given the uncertainty about the fitness of Jofra Archer and Ollie Stone heading into the five-match Take a look at sequence with Australia subsequent month, the medical group are erring on the aspect of warning.
Robinson will likely be assessed once more subsequent week for Sussex’s fixture towards Glamorgan at Hove, with a view to making sure he’s in peak situation for England’s four-day Take a look at versus Eire at Lord’s from June 1.
Ollie Robinson will sit out Sussex’s County Championship match with Leicestershire having suffered stiffness following his wonderful efficiency towards Worcestershire final week
England will want Robinson match and firing for this summer season’s Ashes sequence towards Australia
Jofra Archer is a doubt for England’s Ashes marketing campaign this summer season after he withdrew from the Indian Premier League after struggling extra elbow points
Stuart Broad can also be absent from Championship motion, though he was all the time scheduled to sit down out, Jimmy Anderson is in Lancashire’s 15-man squad to face Somerset whereas Mark Wooden is again within the north-east after returning house early from the Indian Premier League to witness the start of his second youngster.
In the meantime, the ECB yesterday revealed a £13.4million annual revenue for the yr ending January 31, 2023, down £8million on the earlier 12 months. The lower has been put all the way down to an increase in each inflation and basic expenditure.
