Ashes villain 'dragged away' from tense Khawaja spat

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The hostility that had lingered betwixt Usman Khawaja and Ollie Robinson for 2 days spiked during a drinks interruption arsenic the Australians pursued triumph successful the 4th innings of the archetypal Ashes Test.

A mates of days aft Robinson delivered Khawaja a chaotic send-off astatine Edgbaston, contempt the information the seasoned opener had peeled disconnected 141 runs, the 2 men were spotted successful a tense speech connected time five.

The broadcast showed Khawaja and Robinson trading barbs erstwhile the Australians were 4-128 successful pursuit of 281 runs for victory, with the seasoned opener connected 39 and batting spouse Travis Head connected one.

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The oldest subordinate connected the field, 40-year-old England paceman James Anderson, stepped successful and pulled Robinson away.

"Just astatine drinks ... Ollie Robinson conscionable wandered disconnected towards Usman Khawaja," England large Nasser Hussain said successful commentary.

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"There were a fewer words betwixt them. Khawaja conscionable saying, 'What did you say, mate?', Ollie Robinson saying, 'What, me? What you connected about?'. And past Jimmy Anderson conscionable has to resistance him (Robinson) disconnected to 1 side.

"So there's nary emotion mislaid betwixt Usman Khawaja and Ollie Robinson.

"Jimmy Anderson the peacemaker."

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Former England batter Kevin Pietersen added to the theatre, chiming successful from the commentary container and joking astir Anderson being the peacemaker.

Pietersen's feud with Anderson and respective different erstwhile teammates is good documented — and helium pounced connected the accidental to remark connected Anderson's engagement successful the Khawaja-Robinson beef.

"I was conscionable going to travel backmost connected that actually," Pietersen quipped.

"Can you judge it? Have we ever seen thing similar it?

"The fig of times Anderson has been pulled distant from batters, umpires are pulling Anderson distant from batters.

"And I deliberation Jimmy was smiling there, too."

Commentator Mel Jones chimed in.

"Jimmy Anderson says that determination is 2 Mr Andersons; there's Jimmy connected the tract and past there's James disconnected the field."

The Aussies went connected to triumph the lucifer by 2 wickets.

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