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The Ashes: England ‘angry’ and ‘bewildered’ after Ollie Pope asked to field despite shoulder injury
England were left “angry” and “bewildered” after Ollie Pope was pressed to take the field with a right shoulder injury at Lord’s, says assistant coach Jeetan Patel. Ben Stokes’ side were permitted to use a substitute fielder after Pope went down fielding at backward point in Australia’s first innings, but the situation changed after he…
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Ollie Pope says entertainment matters as England close on Lord’s win against Ireland
Double centurion Ollie Pope was delighted with his “special” innings and played down concerns over England’s under-cooked middle-order after they closed on victory against Ireland. Pope smashed 22 boundaries and three sixes in a sparkling knock of 205 from 208 balls and shared a 252-run partnership for the second wicket with opener Ben Duckett, who…
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