WATCH: Ollie Robinson abuses Usman Khawaja after his dismissal, calls him a ‘four-syllable’ word

England fast bowler Ollie Robinson took the big wicket of Australian opener Usman Khawaja for 141 on the third day of the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Friday. Robinson sent Khawaja a massive send-off and was caught on camera abusing the Australian southpaw.

However, the English fast bowlers did not feel sorry for Khawaja’s outrageous humiliation. He doesn’t care how his aggressive send-off to Aussie batsman and centurion Khawaja is perceived by the Australian dressing room, as it is part of the ‘obsession of the Ashes’ and he is here to provide the ‘theatre of the game’. For everyone who wants it.

Ollie Robinson is telling Usman Khawaja to ‘Fuck you’ and calling him a ‘Fucking Prick’ _ Why?!

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Robinson, however, praised Usman for his knock and said that getting his wicket during his first home Ashes was special for him. “It is my first home Ashes and getting a big wicket at that time was special for me. I think Uzi played incredibly well. Getting that wicket was huge for us as a team at that time. We all want that theater of the game, don’t we? That’s why I am here to provide it.

He said that Australian players have historically shown similar aggression towards England players. “But I think when you are in the heat of the moment and you have the passion of the Ashes, it can happen. We’ve all seen Ricky Ponting, other Aussies do the same to us. Just because the shoe is on the other foot doesn’t make it well received,” Robinson said.

“I don’t really care how it’s perceived, to be honest. It’s the Ashes. It’s professional sport. If you can’t handle it, what can you handle?” They said.

Robinson also said that it was important to get the lower order of his opponents down throughout the series, calling them ‘three number 11s’. Although number eight and captain Pat Cummins scored a useful 38, Australia’s last four wickets fell for 14 runs after Khawaja’s dismissal.

“It’s something we talked about as a group. We said once we beat Cummins, we feel he has three No. 11s. It’s something we look forward to in the series. Can target through and try and accelerate his innings enough to try and give us that momentum in our batting innings,” Robinson said.

Ollie Robinson (3/55) and Stuart Broad (3/68) were the pick of the bowlers for England. Moeen Ali took two wickets while captain Ben Stokes and James Anderson took one wicket each.

England declared their first innings at 393/8 after electing to bat first. A century from Root (118 not out from 152 balls with seven fours and four sixes), half-centuries from Jonny Bairstow (78 from 78 balls with 12 fours) and Zak Crawley (61 from 73 balls with seven fours) A huge score for England.

Nathan Lyon (4/149) was the pick of the bowlers for the Australian team. Josh Hazlewood took two wickets while Scott Boland and Cameron Green got one wicket each.

(With ANI inputs)