Ollie Pope's form has become a huge concern for England, especially away from home. His meagre returns in Pakistan have forced the former cricketers and experts in England to come up with suggestions for a new number three in Tests for England.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan came out all guns blazing against Ollie Pope and Co after the hosts suffered the only defeat in the home Test summer against Sri Lanka at the Oval. England won the series 2-1, however, Vaughan believed that they can't be single-mindedly aggressive.
Ollie Pope has returned among runs after an underwhelming start to his captaincy stint in Test cricket. Pope smashed a record-breaking century in the third Test match against Sri Lanka at Kennington Oval, London.
Ollie Pope is copping a fair amount of criticism from several cricket pundits for his dry run with the willow in hand since taking up the reins of Test captaincy in the absence of regular skipper Ben Stokes.
Ollie Pope is currently leading England against Sri Lanka in a three-match Test series at home in the absence of regular captain Ben Stokes. Stokes has been ruled out of the series with a hamstring tear.
Shoaib Bashir emerged as the hero for England on day four of the Trent Bridge Test. Bashir claimed a five-wicket haul - the third of his Test career, to demolish the batting line-up of the West Indies.
ENG vs WI 2nd Test Day 1: After being forced to bat first, England displayed aggressive cricket with Ollie Pope scoring a quick hundred and Ben Stokes and Ben Duckett smashing fifties each. West Indies bowlers made a good comeback in the last session but England went past 400.
Kuldeep Yadav provided the first breakthrough on day 1 of the Dharamsala Test as he got the better of Ben Duckett. He enticed Duckett to hit across the line and the plan paid dividends as the southpaw failed to connect a wild swing.
English batter Ollie Pope registered a sensational 196-run knock in the second innings of the first Test match against India in Hyderabad and is among three nominees for the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for January 2024.
Ollie Pope's knock of 196 was one of the main reasons that helped England win the first Test match of the series at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.
Jasprit Bumrah got rid of England's premier batter Joe Root for a record eighth time in Test cricket as the latter departed after scoring just five runs.
West Indies' newfound pace-bowling sensation, Shamar Joseph and England's vice-captain in the red-ball format are two of the biggest beneficiaries of the latest movement in the ICC Test rankings.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) pulled up Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah for "deliberately stepping in Ollie Pope's way as he went for a run" during the first Test in Hyderabad. Bumrah was slapped with a fine and a demerit point for the error. England took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Ollie Pope and Tom Hartley were the stars for England in the first Test of the series at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Pope was awarded the Player of the Match (POTM) for his 196-run knock in the second innings.
"We've had a lot of great victories, we've been involved in some amazing games. But I think [with] where we are and who we're playing against, this victory is 100%, definitely our greatest triumph since I've been captain," Ben Stokes said after the Hyderabad Test win.
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Veteran Ravichandran Ashwin and wicketkeeper batter KS Bharat produced a brilliant 57-run stand for the eighth wicket to deny England an early win but debutant spinner Tom Hartley's 7-fer ended India's innings on 202.
Ollie Pope fell four runs short of a double-century but his 196-run knock is one of the most famous ones in India. He inflicted hope into the England team to win the match out of nowhere. Pope has shattered Cook's record.
Ollie Pope scored his maiden Test hundred against India by smashing 148* on Day 3 of the first Test match at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Pope's hundred and Ben Foakes' 34 off 81 helped England take a 126-run lead at the end of the day's play on Saturday.
England vice-captain Ollie Pope expects the ball to turn from the first ball in the Test series against India and mentioned that the visitors won't be complaining about the same. No team has won a Test series in India since 2012-13 when England beat the hosts 2-1.
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