Yeah, anger problems and alcohol don't go well together.
Can end with you almost bashing a man to death in a drunken rage outside a Bristol bar, all caught on video.
Wonder whether the ECB ever forced him to seek treatment...
Injuries [Green]
Brettig:
Robinson ankle scare underlines why Australia hold Ashes
May 21
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket ... 5da0d.html
'“He’s got a sore ankle and he’ll be scanned on Monday to see how bad it is,” Sussex coach Paul Farbrace said. “It’s walking more than anything, it’s not actually the running part that makes him sore. We need to find out and Oliver wants to find out what’s going on with the ankle.”
Meanwhile, the brilliant but venerable James Anderson is working his way back from a groin strain suffered for Lancashire, Jofra Archer has just been ruled out of the Ashes and perhaps even the World Cup that follows, and another couple of England’s quickest, Olly Stone and Jamie Overton, are also on the injured list. Captain Ben Stokes has carried knee trouble for years.
Australia, it must be said, are also beset by concerns around Josh Hazlewood. After struggling with an Achilles problem in the early part of the year and using the IPL for recovery, he was due to fly home early from the Royal Challengers Bangalore camp due to a fresh flare-up.
One of the best prisms through which the Ashes contests of the past 20 years may be seen is that the successful side invariably has its best attack on the field for the longest period.'
Key bowlers missing in Ashes battles
2005: Glenn McGrath
2006-07: Simon Jones
2009: Stuart Clark
2010-11: Ryan Harris
2013: James Pattinson
2013-14: Graeme Swann
2015: Ryan Harris
2017-18: Mark Wood
2019: James Anderson
2021-22: Jofra Archer
2023: Jofra Archer
Robinson ankle scare underlines why Australia hold Ashes
May 21
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket ... 5da0d.html
'“He’s got a sore ankle and he’ll be scanned on Monday to see how bad it is,” Sussex coach Paul Farbrace said. “It’s walking more than anything, it’s not actually the running part that makes him sore. We need to find out and Oliver wants to find out what’s going on with the ankle.”
Meanwhile, the brilliant but venerable James Anderson is working his way back from a groin strain suffered for Lancashire, Jofra Archer has just been ruled out of the Ashes and perhaps even the World Cup that follows, and another couple of England’s quickest, Olly Stone and Jamie Overton, are also on the injured list. Captain Ben Stokes has carried knee trouble for years.
Australia, it must be said, are also beset by concerns around Josh Hazlewood. After struggling with an Achilles problem in the early part of the year and using the IPL for recovery, he was due to fly home early from the Royal Challengers Bangalore camp due to a fresh flare-up.
One of the best prisms through which the Ashes contests of the past 20 years may be seen is that the successful side invariably has its best attack on the field for the longest period.'
Key bowlers missing in Ashes battles
2005: Glenn McGrath
2006-07: Simon Jones
2009: Stuart Clark
2010-11: Ryan Harris
2013: James Pattinson
2013-14: Graeme Swann
2015: Ryan Harris
2017-18: Mark Wood
2019: James Anderson
2021-22: Jofra Archer
2023: Jofra Archer
England’s ordeal: Leach’s loss upstages Australia’s pace race
'... Moeen Ali has been called up to replace Leach two years after retiring from first-class cricket. Ali has 20 wickets against Australia in 11 Tests at an average of 65.
“Mo hasn’t played a red-ball game for an extended period of time,” McDonald said. “No doubt he’ll be prepared, he’s had a couple of weeks’ notice, but I think Jack Leach really complemented that attack and his wicket-taking ability and the way Ben Stokes has used him has been a little more aggressive and has reaped some great rewards. ...”'
(M. Conn, SMH)
'... Moeen Ali has been called up to replace Leach two years after retiring from first-class cricket. Ali has 20 wickets against Australia in 11 Tests at an average of 65.
“Mo hasn’t played a red-ball game for an extended period of time,” McDonald said. “No doubt he’ll be prepared, he’s had a couple of weeks’ notice, but I think Jack Leach really complemented that attack and his wicket-taking ability and the way Ben Stokes has used him has been a little more aggressive and has reaped some great rewards. ...”'
(M. Conn, SMH)
Stokes struggles to step up as Moeen says he’ll be ‘targeted’
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/st ... 5dgcd.html
'... Ben Stokes managed to bowl just a dozen balls at training on Tuesday...
Jimmy Anderson and Ollie Robinson are expected to share the new ball after recovering from minor injuries.
Stokes has been battling chronic left knee tendonitis and the loss of spinner Jack Leach for the series with a back injury has compounded the problem of who will soak up the overs usually bowled by Stokes.
...
Moeen had not heard about Leach’s situation when Stokes texted him with a simple message: “Ashes?” Given it was two years since he had retired from first-class cricket, Moeen thought Stokes was joking and wrote back “lol”.
They played IPL together at Chennai and Stokes managed to talk Moeen into another shot at Test cricket after the off-spinner rejected an offer to tour Pakistan last December.
...
Moeen’s Test recall is an indictment on English county cricket, which among 18 counties hasn’t been able to produce another spinner worthy of representing their country. ...
Despite now playing only white ball cricket, particularly Twenty20, Moeen believes he will be a more thoughtful bowler against the Australians this time around.'
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/st ... 5dgcd.html
'... Ben Stokes managed to bowl just a dozen balls at training on Tuesday...
Jimmy Anderson and Ollie Robinson are expected to share the new ball after recovering from minor injuries.
Stokes has been battling chronic left knee tendonitis and the loss of spinner Jack Leach for the series with a back injury has compounded the problem of who will soak up the overs usually bowled by Stokes.
...
Moeen had not heard about Leach’s situation when Stokes texted him with a simple message: “Ashes?” Given it was two years since he had retired from first-class cricket, Moeen thought Stokes was joking and wrote back “lol”.
They played IPL together at Chennai and Stokes managed to talk Moeen into another shot at Test cricket after the off-spinner rejected an offer to tour Pakistan last December.
...
Moeen’s Test recall is an indictment on English county cricket, which among 18 counties hasn’t been able to produce another spinner worthy of representing their country. ...
Despite now playing only white ball cricket, particularly Twenty20, Moeen believes he will be a more thoughtful bowler against the Australians this time around.'
Ollie Robinson had back spasms that forced him from the field on day 1. (Broad finished his over.)
Media dunno if he'll bowl in the Oz 2nd innings. But it's been reported that the last time he had back spasms, he missed the rest of the Test series.
Hahaha! Karma?! Couldn't have happened to a worse bloke!!
Media dunno if he'll bowl in the Oz 2nd innings. But it's been reported that the last time he had back spasms, he missed the rest of the Test series.
Hahaha! Karma?! Couldn't have happened to a worse bloke!!