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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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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 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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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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Pope hits fastest test double hundred in England!
England’s Ollie Pope scores the fastest Test double hundred by any player on an English ground. Source
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Pope Francis receives signed shirt from Man United’s Martinez – rezal404
Manchester United’s Lisandro Martinez celebrates with the trophy after winning the Carabao Cup final on February 26, 2023. (Action Images via Reuters) Pope Francis, a soccer fan like most Argentines, was all smiles when Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham presented him with a Manchester United shirt signed by his compatriot Lisandro Martinez during a visit…
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