Ollie Robinson is "really proud" of his impressive return to the England side, having starred with the ball against South Africa in his first two appearances since England slumped to a 4-0 defeat to Australia in the Ashes this winter.
During that series, Robinson's fitness was heavily criticised by England bowling coach Jon Lewis and he has missed a lot of cricket since then.
The 28-year-old did not feature at all against the West Indies in March after failing to recover from a back spasm and has since struggled with a variety of issues, including a tooth infection and food poisoning.
However, in the time since the Ashes, Robinson has "worked harder than I ever have" and it has paid dividends. In his return at Old Trafford, he picked up match figures of 5-91 and was entrusted to take the new ball alongside James Anderson, breaking up his long-time partnership with Stuart Broad.
At the Oval, Robinson has been even better, picking up his third Test match five-wicket haul after a stunning eight-over opening spell saw him take 4-21. Reflecting on his journey, Robinson told Sky Sports: "It was a tricky period obviously, losing Down Under was hard on all of us, especially myself.
"When I got back from Australia and re-evaluated where I was, I felt like I was still a county cricketer. I spoke to Jimmy, Broad and Stokes about how they go about it and how they got to where they are.
"I had to have some honest conversations, but I've worked harder than I ever have in the last six months and I'm really proud it's paying off.
"It's nice to see my speeds up and that I'm maintaining them, but I'm not the end result yet. Hopefully I can push on and get up to 83/84mph and be one of the best bowlers in the world.
"My consistency is something I've worked really hard on, any time I train accuracy is my key focus, just hitting the top of off stump and getting the ball to move around either way. It's something I pride myself on, and making the batters play as much as possible is key.
