London: England Pacer Ollie Robinson Get rid of India Skipper Virat Kohli late on the first day on the second test, called the biggest valuable goal from his young career.
Fresh from his first five goal tested in the opening exam at Trent Bridge, Robinson deleted Kohli (42) who drew him to Joe Root on the first slip after the new ball was taken.
“Virat might be my biggest goal until now, so I’m happy with it.
It is a big moment.
The plan for him is always for a bowl of the fourth stump line, the back.
Luckily the plan is working,” Robinson said after the stump on Thursday.
Kl Rahul remains unbeaten at 127, bringing his updates from the first ball to the last, while his senior opening partner Rohit Sharma played smoothly before exiting for 83 – the best score was in an away test – to lead 276 three on the first day after the root picked for a bowl.
Robinson praised the incoming batmen of their efforts but also felt that his team was unlucky.
“There may be 10-15 play-and-misses that I can count and, on another day, we might have them two-three down early,” Rujing is 27 years old.
“We definitely see the condition and think we can get some of the earlier here.
I think on the other day (the goal) might have happened …” I felt we did a bowl well.
We work hard against their batter and be fair, they play well.
It’s only one of the days where they don’t think it’s honest, “he said.
Thick clouds in the morning have been postponed early playing as a quick root to choose bowling to exploit conditions, something that doesn’t happen.
Asked whether the pitch disappointed them, he said : “We hope pitch will be a little faster, nippier.
Obviously, this is rather slow.
“The swing is a little inconsistent, I don’t know whether it’s a ball or overhead.
We decided to go shaky-stitches for a moment, which we felt was a good plan, but the goal was a little.
Slow for it and not balanced as we think.” The absence of Stuart Broad (Robak Betis) means that Robinson shared a new ball with Ace Paceman James Anderson and he said he was ready for his challenge.
“It is a privilege to share a new ball with Jimmy.
I have shown during the last few matches that I prepared to work hard when it came,” he signed.