'Ladh lo pehle tum' - Fans react as Matthew Hayden calls Ollie Robinson a forgettable cricketer after England's loss in first Ashes Test

Ollie Robinson (Source: Twitter)

Australia won the opening Ashes Test on Tuesday, June 20, defeating England by two wickets. The Australian opener,  Usman Khawaja, was named Player of the Match for outstanding batting in the first innings.

After the match, former Australian opener, Matthew Hayden opined that the Aussies can learn many things from the England Cricket Team in how they play Tests. England's playing style in Tests, known as 'Bazball', started during Brendon McCullum's and Ben Stokes's tenure as coach and captain of the side, respectively.

“They (England) will only know one way to play now. Stokes really said it in his press conference as well. Look, we didn’t get that result, but that’s not going to stop the way that we want to go about our business. In fact, I reckon Australian cricket can learn a bit from it (BazBall),” Hayden was quoted as saying on SENQ Breakfast.

You couldn’t stop watching it: Matthew Hayden 

Hayden thinks the Australian batters, especially Ollie Robinson, can challenge the England bowlers very comfortably. He called the England seamer a forgettable cricketer after England lost the first Ashes against the Australian side.

“That’s how you combat England, as well as when Pat Cummins started coming at Joe Root and hit a couple of sixes. Then the other bloke, he’s a forgettable cricketer. A fast bowler bowling 124 (kph) nude nuts, and he’s got a mouth from the south,” the left-hand batter asserted.

In the end, the 51-year-old praised the England Test skipper, Ben Stokes, for his early declaration on the first day, stating that the way in which the England team is playing right now is inspiring and applauded by a lot of cricket fans. “It was a brilliant five days. You couldn’t stop watching it,” he concluded.

Here's how fans reacted to Matthew Hayden's statement on Ollie Robinson:

And Australia still lost their wickets to him🤣

— Aathish_LEO🦁 (@Aathish051) June 22, 2023

Speed is overrated in my honest book,in 2022 t20 wc sam Curran was mott,in 2017 ct Hasan wali was mott . These kind of bowlers always bring something by variations

— GOAT RO45HIT (@immTonyStark) June 22, 2023

Hayden is the most jealous guy

— 𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐍 (@IAmBitan45) June 22, 2023

He still picked wickets
That's what matters

— Em! (@Insane__Emi) June 22, 2023

Ollie Robinson will be definitely welcomed by the Aussies cricket fans in the next Ashes when England visit Australia 😂

— Shubman Gang (@ShubmanGang) June 22, 2023

Australians will keep sledging you.

Be it on the ground, off the ground, while active, after retirement.

They don't stop.

— Dr Nikhil Jain | SEBI RA (@iamMarketWiz) June 22, 2023

भारतीय फैंस : pic.twitter.com/j4UlIL12em

— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) June 22, 2023

Warra os hundred for Robinson and super over wicket for Hayden

— Vamshidhar (@Vamshidhar_18) June 22, 2023