Former England player Mark Butcher felt that Pacer Ollie Robinson had been omitted from the Test team because of a loss of trust between him and the team management. The veteran did not feature in any of England’s six Tests in the home summer and he has also been left out of the team for the upcoming tour of Pakistan as well.

Butcher said on the Wisden Cricket Weekly podcast: “I don’t think there’s any denying his [Robinson’s] skill as a bowler, and I’m pretty sure that is not the reason why he’s on the outside at the moment. I think there’s been a breakdown in trust between him and the management. From what I’ve heard and what I think I know, the covenant of trust between those guys and the player has broken down almost irretrievably.”

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“The management would lay the blame at his door firmly, he might have a riposte to that but that is basically it. There are no denying the numbers or the skill he has. But the England players are given quite a lot of leeway in terms of the trust they are given by management, and I think he’s broken that once too many for [Brendon] McCullum and [Ben] Stokes and therefore finds himself on the outer,” he further added.

However, Ollie Robinson played only one Test of England’s 1-4 defeat in India earlier this year but he struggled with the ball, going wicketless.
Meanwhile, England’s three-match Test series in Pakistan starts in Multan on October 7 as well. He also said his goal is to return to the England Test squad as well, especially for the Ashes next year.

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Speaking to BBC Radio Sussex recently, Robinson was quoted as saying by Wisden: “I’m really going to ramp up my fitness – my goal is to play Test cricket for England. That’s where my head’s at at the minute – get as fit as possible, be ready for April when we return to Division One and put in good performances again. The Ashes down under is something I’ve always wanted to win. From being a little kid to now, every morning I wake up and that’s a goal of mine. That’s what I’ve got inside me, that drive. And hopefully I can get back there next year.”