‘He is going to get it as well’ - Nasser Hussain fires warning after Ollie Robinson’s send-off to Usman Khawaja

Former England skipper Nasser Hussain warned Ollie Robinson after his distasteful send-off to Australia’s Usman Khawaja in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston, in Birmingham. Notably, Robinson got the important scalp of Khawaja after the latter scored a well-built 141 runs off 321 balls, which featured three maximums and 14 boundaries. 

However, Robinson helped dislodge the southpaw’s off-stump with a peach that drew curtains on his magnificent knock. Following the dismissal, Robinson, who was seemingly pumped up, decided to give the Aussie batter a proper send-off as he used quite a few distasteful words.

In addition to this, the banter just did not stop here as Robinson voiced that he ‘did not care’ about how the send-off was perceived, during the press conference. On that note, former skipper Nasser Hussain handed a warning to the pacer saying that he could get a taste of his own medicine when he turns up to bat.

"I spoke to Ben Stokes in Chennai about Ollie Robinson saying 'We are going to hammer Australia'. We almost did a Glenn McGrath. And then Ben just went 'Well, it's Ollie being Ollie. He is a confident cricketer.' You prefer it that way than in our era when the Aussies came and we were all timid and had mental scars and baggage. But words have consequences and when he goes out to bat, he is going to get it as well (smiles)," Nasser told on Sky Sports.

If you can't handle that, what can you handle?: Robinson

Following the conclusion of play on Day 3, Robinson was quizzed about his send-off to Usman Khawaja during the clash. The English pacer was quite clear as he stated that it was part of the ‘passion of the Ashes’ and that it happens in the 'heat of the moment'.

"It's my first home Ashes and to get the big wicket at the time was special for me. But I think when you're in the heat of the moment and you have the passion of the Ashes, that can happen. We've all seen Ricky Ponting, other Aussies do the same to us. Just because the shoe is on the other foot, it's not received well," Robinson stated during the press conference.

"I don't really care how it's perceived, to be honest. It's the Ashes. It's a professional sport. If you can't handle that, what can you handle?" he concluded.