Sussex’s Ollie Robinson has set his sights on returning to England and the Ashes tour of Australia

Sussex’s Ollie Robinson has set his sights on a return to Test cricket for England and achieving his lifelong dream of winning the Ashes series in Australia next year.

The 30-year-old has 20 Test caps to his name but has not played for the national team since February against India.

Pace bowler Robinson took 39 wickets at an average of 25.53 as Sussex won the County Championship Division Two title this season and secured a place in the top tier.

In the short term, he aims to play T20 and T10 cricket in the winter, but his long-term aim is to return to England.

“I’m really going to improve my fitness – my aim is to play Test cricket for England,” he told BBC Radio Sussex.

“That’s where my mind is at the moment: getting as fit as possible, being ready for April when we return to Division One and putting in good performances again. Doing my best to get back into the team and that’s really all what i can do.

“The Ashes down under is something I always wanted to win. From childhood until now, I wake up every morning and that is a goal of mine.

“That’s what I have in me, that drive. And hopefully I can get back there again next year.”