Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden lambasted England pacer Ollie Robinson and known as him a ‘forgettable’ cricketer after Australia secured a two-wicket win in an exciting first Ashes Take a look at at Edgbaston.

Robinson has been making headlines after giving Usman Khawaja a foul-mouthed send-off after dismissing him for 141 within the first innings of the Edgbaston Take a look at.

Later, Robinson went on to defend his motion within the post-match convention, stating that Australian gamers similar to Ricky Ponting have been doing the identical to England gamers for a few years.

Right here’s what Robinson mentioned:

“It’s my first residence Ashes and to get the massive wicket on the time was particular for me. I feel Uzzie performed unbelievably properly. To get that wicket for us as a workforce on the time was large. All of us need that theatre of the sport, don’t we? So I’m right here to supply it.”

“I don’t actually care the way it’s perceived, to be sincere. It’s the Ashes. It’s skilled sport. Should you can’t deal with that, what are you able to deal with?”

Robinson’s statements didn’t go down properly with former Australian cricketers, prompting Ricky Ponting to publicly criticize him, and now Matthew Hayden has additionally added his voice to the rising discontent.

Throughout a dialog with former wicketkeeper Ian Healy, right here’s what Hayden mentioned:

“That’s the way you fight England as properly. As quickly as Pat Cummins began coming at Joe Root and hit a few sixes.”

“Then the opposite bloke; he’s a forgettable cricketer. A quick bowler that’s bowling 124 (kph) nude nuts and he’s bought a mouth from the south.”

When Healy requested, “Who, Ollie Robinson?”, Hayden replied, “Somebody like him, you’ll be able to simply go, ‘Brother, I’m coming at ya’

“He’s a gradual learner”: Ricky Ponting on Ollie Robinson

Turning to Ricky Ponting, the previous Australia captain didn’t mince phrases when criticizing the right-arm pacer for placing his identify within the sledging controversy. Throughout the ICC Evaluation Podcast, Ponting additionally referred to Robinson as a ‘gradual learner.’

“As I mentioned after Ollie Robinson mentioned what he mentioned, this England cricket workforce hasn’t performed in opposition to Australia they usually’ll discover out fairly shortly what enjoying Ashes cricket and enjoying in opposition to an excellent Australian cricket workforce is all about. And if Ollie Robinson hasn’t realized that already after final week, then he’s a gradual learner.”