Former England captain Michael Vaughan has opened up on Ollie Pope as he faced a horror three-match Test tour of Pakistan. The veteran believes Pope lacks the mentality and technique to succeed on tricky pitches as well. However, he had come to Pakistan with three centuries over the home summer. However, he failed to do […]

England captain Ben Stokes has shared that his side were not able to respond to the challenges Pakistan threw at them in the last two Test matches as well. After losing the first Test by an innings and 47 runs, Pakistan bounced back in the three-Test series to beat England 2-1 following their decision to […]

Spinner Sajid Khan had given Pakistan a vital moment on the second day of the Test match in progress at Multan, which started against England. Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett opened with a flourish for England openers after England lost the first day’s play and was looking to negate their poor batting on that day. […]

England captain Ollie Pope credited the veteran Joe Root and Harry Brook for their stunning performance in the team’s massive Test win in Multan. Both batters smashed career-best scores and they were involved in a record-breaking 454-run partnership as England posted a mammoth 823 for 7 in their first innings. However, England scored their runs […]

Former England captain Nasser Hussain has raised some intriguing points about how England might integrate Ben Stokes into their lineup for the upcoming second Test against Pakistan. Stokes missed the first Test due to a hamstring injury, but despite his absence, England secured a comprehensive win by an innings and 47 runs in Multan. The […]

Former captain Nasser Hussain has said that he wouldn’t recommend opening the innings with all-rounder Ben Stokes in case Ben Duckett is ruled out of the rest of the Test series against Pakistan due to injury. Hussain also backed Ollie Pope to open with Zak Crawley despite the stand-in captain being dismissed for a duck […]

Aamer Jamal made a sensational return to the Pakistan team, giving them the ideal start with the ball in the second over against England. Ollie Pope attempted a pull shot off Naseem Shah, looking to send the ball to the boundary. At first glance, it seemed safe, but Jamal leapt to his right and pulled […]

Veteran England player Harry Brook will lead England for the first time in his career after being named skipper for the upcoming ODI series against Australia. However, Brook has been given the role of captaincy after Jos Buttler was ruled out of the five-match series. Buttler, who wasn’t added for the T20Is as well, is […]

England captain Ollie Pope said that there was ‘extra motivation’ before the season-ending Oval Test against Sri Lanka, which ended with ‘frustration’ as Sri Lanka registered their first win in England in a decade. After their 3-0 win over the West Indies, England had a chance to sweep the home series – a feat they […]

Former Australian captain Ian Chappell called England’s stand-in Test captain Ollie Pope a ‘potential weakness’ for the 2025-26 Ashes down under. Taking over the Test captain in the absence of Ben Stokes, Pope has led the side quite well, with five wins in as many games during the home season. However, his batting form has […]