Ollie Pope struggles again as England bat first against Sri Lanka
The stand-in England captain made just one run as the hosts went to lunch on 97 for three in the second Test at Lord’s.
Ollie Pope registered his third successive single-figure score as stand-in England captain after Sri Lanka surprisingly elected to bowl under clear, blue skies at Lord’s.
Pope admitted he had struggled to separate his batting and leadership duties last week, making two scores of six in an otherwise successful captaincy debut as England won the first of three Tests at Emirates Old Trafford.
He was presented with a clean slate as Sri Lanka ignored the overheads and asked England to bat first but, after Lahiru Kumara’s extra pace accounted for makeshift opener Dan Lawrence, Pope horribly miscued a pull off Asitha Fernando, top-edging to opposite number Dhananjaya de Silva for one off 10 balls.
