Ashes villain Ollie Robinson has ramped up his bid for an unlikely England Test recall by volunteering as a net bowler to Steve Smith and Sam Konstas at NSW training on Thursday at the SCG.

The paceman who famously gave Usman Khawaja a foul-mouthed send-off during the 2023 Ashes - and was branded “Australian public enemy No.1” at the time - has been spotted fraternising with the same players he went to battle against two years ago.

As revealed by this masthead , Robinson has signed a short-term deal to play Sydney premier cricket with powerhouse club Sydney University this summer. His first appearance is this Saturday against Western Suburbs at Sydney University Oval No.1.

The 31-year-old, who has taken 76 Test wickets at 22.92, arrived in Australia last week and has wasted no time pre

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