'You Think He's Drunk Half the Time': Ollie Robinson Comes Up With Amusing Analogy for Mark Wood
Mark Wood was stunning in the third Test
England pacer Ollie Robinson has become the focus of Australian media scorn after remarks he made in the wake of the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston. Despite the controversy, Robinson found his redemption as part of the victorious English team in the third Test at Headingley.
Ollie Robinson applauded Mark Wood's unmatched energy
Ahead of the fourth Test in Manchester, the English fast bowler, in his column for Wisden, showered gushing praise on his teammate Mark Wood's belligerent bowling spell in the early hours of the Headingley Test.
Robinson shared his admiration for Wood's performance. He admitted being taken aback by the speed of Wood's delivery while stationed at mid-off, especially when a teammate at slip mentioned standing beyond Robinson's own bowling mark, a distance of 22.5 metres.
“I’ve never seen a spell like Woody’s on that first morning. I was at mid-off to start with, and first few balls, I thought, ‘Jeez, that looks pretty quick…’ He carried on through the over, finished the job, and then someone ran past me from slip and said that they were standing past my bowling mark, which is 22-and-a-half metres back,” wrote Robinson.
The 29-year-old further highlighted the impact that Wood's dynamic personality has on the squad. Having been sidelined for the first two Tests, Wood's return for the Leeds Test was a timely boost for the home team.
Robinson extolled Wood's energy and jokingly compared his energy levels to that of someone inebriated, despite the lanky speedster not drinking a drop of alcohol.
“Woody’s just got this mad, unique energy. There’s no one else like him. You think he’s drunk half the time yet he doesn’t touch a drop,” added the Kent-born bowler.
It is worth mentioning that beyond his substantial influence with the ball, Wood's batting was another element that boosted England. He played an explosive innings of 24 off just 8 balls, injecting energy into England's batting in the first innings.
Later on, with England's chase on a knife edge and wickets dwindling, Wood played a crucial role in supporting Chris Woakes, contributing an additional 16 runs from just 8 balls, thus proving instrumental in England's victory.
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