A great century from Ollie Pope !
Ollie Pope's "courageous" century against India was an embodiment of England's positive belief in themselves, says Sky Sports Cricket expert Michael Atherton.England's vice-captain struck a magnificent 148 not out on day three of the first Test as a resurgent England fought back hard against India's skilful bowlers.It was Pope's first ton in the sub-continent as he shared a belligerent sixth-wicket stand of 112 with Ben Foakes (34) to pull England from 163-5 to close on 316-6 with a lead of 126. source
"It was a massive day and it was just an absolutely brilliant innings for Ollie Pope," Atherton said. "I can't exaggerate enough how good an innings that was.source
"It was his best innings as an England cricketer, just incredible. There were some staggering shots in that. If you put yourself in his shoes, he hasn't played since injuring his shoulder, he hasn't had much match practice albeit the 10 days in Abu Dhabi, and he looked skittish in the first innings.source