Tag: Ollie
Nasser Hussain on England: Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope shouldn’t get comfortable and selection can’t be ‘closed shop’ | Cricket News
England will continue to stick to their attacking regime for the upcoming New Zealand Test series but Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope should not get too comfortable, says Sky Sports’ Nasser Hussain. Vice-captain Pope struggled during England’s 2-1 defeat to Pakistan last month, averaging 11 and recording a top score of 29, while Crawley was…
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England player ratings as Ollie Pope’s side fall short in third Sri Lanka Test but win series 2-1 | Cricket News
How we rated England’s players out of 10 in the eight-wicket loss against Sri Lanka in the third Test at the Kia Oval… Ben Duckett – 7 Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Watch the best of Ben Duckett’s innings from day one of the Third Test against Sri Lanka as…
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England vs Sri Lanka: Ollie Pope’s team find old way to win in new ‘Bazball’ era | Cricket News
Since England embraced an attacking approach to Test cricket, they have averaged around 4.65 runs per over. By the time they had secured a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka late on day four at Emirates Old Trafford though, they had got over the line going at just 3.5 runs per over in the chase. Although…
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Nasser Hussain on stand-in captain Ollie Pope, smart Bazball, and England’s injured seamers | Cricket News
Sky Sports’ Nasser Hussain reflects on England’s first Test win over Sri Lanka at Old Trafford, Joe Root’s match-winning knock on the final day, Ollie Pope’s captaincy and fitness concerns surrounding their seamers… Pope took over as stand-in captain for an injured Ben Stokes and had his work cut out for him across the four…
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Ollie Pope: England’s stand-in captain finds the balance on day one against Sri Lanka in Ben Stokes’ absence | Cricket News
In a bygone era, it might have seemed that, with three initials and a public-school education, Oliver John Douglas Pope would have been destined to captain the England Test team at some point. A sign of the times, though, is how the approach taken with the Surrey batter has been to nurture the skills spotted…
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England’s Ollie Robinson concedes County Championship record 43 runs in over for Sussex vs Leicestershire | Cricket News
England bowler Ollie Robinson conceded a County Championship-record 43 runs in an over while playing for Sussex against Leicestershire at Hove. Robinson was taken for six fours and two sixes by Louis Kimber, with three boundaries coming off no-balls, in an eye-wateringly expensive nine-ball over in which he also shipped a single. Earlier in the…
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Six Nations: England coach Kevin Sinfield sees ‘power box ticked’ with Ollie Lawrence and Manu Tuilagi returning | Rugby Union News
Kevin Sinfield is excited by the options Ollie Lawrence and Manu Tuilagi offer to beef up England’s midfield for this weekend’s showdown with Scotland at Murrayfield. The centre duo have both returned to England’s 36-player squad since the 16-14 win over Wales at Twickenham in the second round of this year’s Guinness Six Nations, having…
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England in West Indies: Ollie Pope, John Turner and stop clock part of fresh start for Jos Buttler’s men in white-ball cricket | Cricket News
After a shocking Cricket World Cup, it is out with the old and in with the new for England in the West Indies. Just six players that were part of the group-stage exit in India are in the squad for the three-match one-day international series in the Caribbean, with skipper Jos Buttler joined by Sam…
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England squad: Bukayo Saka included despite injury; Jarrod Bowen and Ollie Watkins earn recalls for Australia and Italy matches | Football News
Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka has been included in England’s squad for October’s matches against Australia and Italy despite injury concerns, while West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen and Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins earn recalls to Gareth Southgate’s squad. Saka limped off holding his leg during Arsenal’s Champions League Group B match at French side Lens on…
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The Ashes 2023: England’s Ollie Robinson ‘100 per cent fit’ for fourth test at Old Trafford
Ollie Robinson has given England a boost by saying he expects to be “100 per cent fit” for the fourth Ashes Test at Emirates Old Trafford next week. The seamer sent down just 11.2 overs during the third Test at Headingley before suffering a back spasm, and while he had a six-ball cameo with the…
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