Ollie Pope will take the gloves for England in a ... When he gets in, he's one of the worst batters to be bowling at in international cricket. I'm sure that record will change." ...
Jos Buttler has only batted high up in white-ball cricket, apart from two appearances as a Test opener – once in a run chase, another to set up a declaration. Pope is a frontline batsman who kee ...
He is a guy we can’t be more happy with after what he has achieved in this series and I think he has shown that international cricket is for him.” Pope kept well in New Zealand and twice ...
Pope’s association with the former England captain runs deep, with the 61-year-old overseeing his rise through the ranks as Surrey’s director of cricket. And it was Stewart who Pope sought out ...
Chris Woakes, who will once again lead the attack as Matthew Potts and Olly Stone wait in the wings, praised Pope’s readiness ... have found their next Test cricket star – but are now gambling ...
Ollie Pope returns to form in New Zealand ... old's rise to the international scene has been aided by Surrey director of cricket Stewart, who scored over 8,000 Test runs for England between ...
Having averaged just 11 during the series in Pakistan, Pope spent time back home chatting to Alec Stewart, his former director of cricket at Surrey, ‘to get in the right headspace’.
The biggest thing in Pope's favour is he wants to do the job. English cricket isn’t blessed with top-order batters demanding Test selection. Joe Root, the GOAT and most qualified, does not want ...
However, England fought back through a brilliant 151-run partnership from Harry Brook and Ollie Pope. And it took a moment of inspiration to bring that partnership to an end. Brook had already ...
Despite playing 19 Tests together, day two at Hagley Oval was just the eighth time Ollie Pope and Harry Brook have batted together. You'd think a pair who have been locked at No. 3 and No.