There’s a saying that fortune favours the courageous. Definitely, Ollie Pope’s bravery in shutting the criticism with a ton within the third Take a look at was nicely backed by divine intervention because the England captain survived marginal selections twice within the morning session of the third Take a look at on the Kennington Oval.
Sri Lankan captain Dhananjaya de Silva employed an all-in tempo assault within the morning session of the third Take a look at towards Harry Brook and Ollie Pope. Regardless of luck favouring the pair, Brook fell within the 53rd over leaving Pope accompanied by Jamie Smith. To launch stress off the brand new batter, Pope tried to hunt run-scoring alternatives and within the course of was fortunate to outlive twice in the identical over.
In an effort to rotate the pacers, Sri Lanka opted for a double bowling change with Lahiru Kumara and Vishwa Fernando taking obligations from both ends. The second ball of the 58th over noticed the latter bowl size ball that jagged a tad in to beat Pope’s meant whip and thud his pad. Whereas onfield umpire Chris Gaffaney dominated the English skipper out, a batting assessment overturned the choice because the ball pitched outdoors the leg stump by a hair’s breadth.
Two balls later, Pope got here down the monitor to drive a size supply on the fourth stump however bought a suppose inside edge onto the pad en path to the boundary ropes. The white cherry marginally rolled over the bails located between the center and leg stump grooves. Pope couldn’t imagine how fortunate he was and sighed a releif after back-to-back survivals in the identical over, sending the Twitterverse right into a frenzy.
Overview saved him
Once more
— Gill Invoice (@bill_gill76078) September 7, 2024
How was Ollie Pope’s LBW assessment not umpires name? #ENGvSL #bbccricket
— Graham Cooper (@GmanIOW) September 7, 2024
Statpadding
Ollie pope statpdding on highways within the title of bazball
These runs of joe root and pope shouldn’t be counted anyplace— आचार्य चवनप्राश (@deshsarvprath) September 7, 2024
Choosing up
Ollie pope choosing up from the place he left 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Dkx9swyDB8
— THIRD MAN 👨⚖️ (@cricupdatesonX) September 7, 2024
Ollie Pope and Jamie Smith ought to do the lottery tonight!
— Karl Seed ⚡️ (@KarlSeed29) September 7, 2024
Mixing up
Ollie #Pope nonetheless mixing superb pictures with false ones – prime edges, inside edges, slashes by way of the slips. He is nicely on his technique to the worst 150 you will ever see#ENGvSL
— Tim de Lisle (@TimdeLisle) September 7, 2024
Nice escape
Tiny margin to flee with, pitching outdoors Leg saves Ollie Pope, the English media have been going gaga for identical Dismissal of Joe Root towards Ashwin in February this 12 months.#ENGvSL
— Abhijeet ♞ (@TheYorkerBall) September 7, 2024
Simply watched the assessment of Ollie Pope LBW. Not out as not pitched in line. Half the ball in, different half out. Laborious on the bowler that.
Then the flash previous leg stump 2 balls later. How’d that miss?
Pope ought to by a lottery ticket tonight.#ENGvSL— Iain McGuigan (@IainMcGuigan) September 7, 2024
Purchase it
Go and purchase a lottery ticket tonight Ollie Pope.
— Neil (@spuddy1878) September 7, 2024