Robinson more likely to stick around
Thursday saw the Ashes debut of Richie Robinson, the new Headingley groundsman and second person of that name for whom this fixture has proved notable. The first played the last of his three Tests for Australia here in 1977, where England wrapped up the series and the Guardian’s John Arlott described him as “an invariably game but unsophisticated batsman” who “is simply not a batsman at international level”.
