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Mail Sport – You Aussie whingers The Mail goes a bit further than the other papers back pages, calling the Aussies “whingers” for criticising Robinson, who says Australia have done similar for years. England pace bowler Robinson bowled Usman Khawaja for 141 and appeared to swear at Khawaja as he made his way back to the pavilion. He went on to say he does not care how his celebration for the wicket of Usman Khawaja was perceived in the Australia dressing room. “We’ve all seen Ricky Ponting and other Aussies do the same to us,” Robinson said. “Just because the…

Express Sport – Par for the curse The Express back page leads on Ollie Robinson’s comments. England pace bowler Robinson bowled Usman Khawaja for 141 and appeared to swear at Khawaja as he made his way back to the pavilion. He went on to say he does not care how his celebration for the wicket of Usman Khawaja was perceived in the Australia dressing room. “We’ve all seen Ricky Ponting and other Aussies do the same to us,” Robinson said. “Just because the shoe is on the other foot, it’s not received well.” Robinson, 29, is yet to be contacted…

Telegraph Sport – Robinson’s X-rated send off Ollie Robinson’s comments about his celebration towards Usman Khawaja dominate the UK back pages including the Telegraph. England pace bowler Robinson bowled Usman Khawaja for 141 and appeared to swear at Khawaja as he made his way back to the pavilion. He went on to say he does not care how his celebration for the wicket of Usman Khawaja was perceived in the Australia dressing room. “We’ve all seen Ricky Ponting and other Aussies do the same to us,” Robinson said. “Just because the shoe is on the other foot, it’s not received…

Mirror Sport – Storm in an Ashes Teacup That’s how the Mirror’s back page describes the reported bad behaviour from England’s Ollie Robinson. England pace bowler Robinson bowled Usman Khawaja for 141 and appeared to swear at Khawaja as he made his way back to the pavilion. He went on to say he does not care how his celebration for the wicket of Usman Khawaja was perceived in the Australia dressing room. “We’ve all seen Ricky Ponting and other Aussies do the same to us,” Robinson said. “Just because the shoe is on the other foot, it’s not received well.”…

The Economist – BritGPT How Britain can become an AI superpower THE ECONOMIST SAYS Get ready for some big British celebrations in 2030. By then, if Rishi Sunak is to be believed, the country will be “a science and technology superpower”. The prime minister’s aim is for Britain to prosper from the booming opportunities offered by supercomputing and artificial intelligence. Generative ai has stoked a frenzy of excitement (and some fear) among techies and investors; now politicians have started to acclaim its potential, and British ones are in the vanguard. Britain, says Mr Sunak, will harness ai and thus spur…

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CITY AM – Bank set to hike rate yet again Bank of England to raise interest rates for 13th time in a row this week to tame persistent inflation CITYAM SAYS The Bank of England is nailed on to raise interest rates for the thirteenth meeting in a row this Thursday, but markets think there’s an outside chance Governor Andrew Bailey and co will revert to an outsized rise to tame what is emerging as the worst inflation problem in the rich world. Markets reckon the nine-strong monetary policy committee (MPC) – the group of people who set official interest…

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