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Mark Butcher: Ollie Robinson stakes his claim but are England listening?

A lot of the discussion surrounding England’s first Test squad of the summer has been about who should replace Zak Crawley at the top of the order, but the make-up of the bowling attack is another major headache for the selectors.
Ollie Robinson took 10 wickets at 21.5 across Sussex’s first three Championship fixtures

 

A lot of the discussion surrounding England’s first Test squad of the summer has been about who should replace Zak Crawley at the top of the order, but the make-up of the bowling attack is another major headache for the selectors.
The early-season conditions and lack of wickets being taken, particularly in Division One, doesn’t help them on that front.
Josh Tongue has impressed for Notts and is a shoo-in and Gus Atkinson is back on the park for Surrey, but Jofra Archer’s involvement at the IPL and Brydon Carse’s hand injury means there are spots up for grabs.
Hampshire quick Sonny Baker has...

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