Stand-in captain Ollie Pope wants to 'reward' his England side by scoring runs in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's.
Stand-in captain Ollie Pope wants to "reward" his England side by scoring runs in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's.
"I learned how I can have my batting and captaincy separate," Pope told BBC Sport. "For me, it is about as soon as we get off the pitch, drawing a line under that and then focus on batting." "The runs didn't come for me but for the team to get the win, that's the most important thing," he added. "It's nothing massive, but it's about finding a way to get into your old routine of how you go out and bat," said Pope.
England's Test side has undergone significant upheaval over the past year. With injuries to Stokes, opener Zak Crawley and pace bowler Mark Wood, only four of the side that played in the final Ashes Test against Australia will line up at Lord's on Thursday.
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