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Ollie Pope to lead England in absence of Ben Stokes in Multan Test against
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
England wicketkeeper-batter Ollie Pope to lead the Three Lions in the absence of Ben Stokes in the upcoming first Test match against Pakistan in Multan.
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Ben Stokes in doubt for 1st Pakistan Test, Crawley fit to play
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Stokes suffered a hamstring injury during The Hundred in August. This ruled him out of England's triumph against Sri Lanka (2-1) and it was Ollie Pope who led the side in the veteran's absence. On the other hand, Crawley suffered a broken finger during the West Indies series, which caused hi
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Pope Francis calls for fasting and prayer on October 7, when Hamas attacke
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In a post on X, Pope Francis said, "On October 7, I ask everyone to take part in a day of prayer and fasting for peace in the world. Pray together."
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Pope Francis slams Donald Trump, Kamala Harris; terms US elections choice
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Pope Francis has labelled the upcoming US presidential election as a choice between the "lesser of two evils," criticizing both Donald Trump's immigration stance and Kamala Harris' support for abortion rights. Speaking from his plane, he urged voters to carefully consider their choices. F
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"Slapdash, gung ho...": Mark Butcher slams England batting after loss in 3
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Former England batter Mark Butcher slammed the Three Lions for their "slapdash, gung ho" batting against Sri Lanka in the third Test of the recently-concluded series, saying that they aided Lankan Lions in their victory through their poor batting
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England batter Ollie Pope pleased to "deal with noise" after lean-patch wi
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
England's stand-in Test captain, Ollie Pope, is pleased to "deal with the noise" that has raised concern over his underwhelming set of performances.
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"One of the happiest moments of my career...": SL skipper Dhananjaya after
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
A fine century by Pathum Nissanka and an inspired effort by Sri Lankan bowlers in the second innings helped Sri Lanka secure an eight-wicket win against England in the third Test at The Oval on Monday. With this win, the three-match series ends in favour of England with a scoreline of 2-1. T
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Nissanka joins elite company of Bradman, Greenidge, Smith following Sri La
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Nissanka accomplished this feat during the third Test against England at The Oval. After a fine half-century in the first innings, Nissanka smashed an unbeaten 127 in 124 balls, with 13 fours and two sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of over 102 in the run-chase of 219 runs.
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Nissanka's ton guides Sri Lanka to first win in England after 10 years, Th
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
With this win, the three-match series ends in favour of England with a scoreline of 2-1. This is also Sri Lanka's fourth win at England and their first in the country in 10 years. This is also the highest successful run chase by an Asian country in England, outdoing Pakistan's chase of 180 r
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"Ollie Pope is in danger of becoming Joe Root's polar opposite": Ian Chapp
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Pope, who is the stand-in captain for England in the three-match series against Sri Lanka in the absence of regular skipper Ben Stokes, is under scrutiny for his poor batting show in the series. He has scored just 191 runs in six innings at an average of 31.83. But the bulk of his runs have
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"Rehab with hamstrings is incredibly boring": England Test captain Ben Sto
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Test captain Ben Stokes has found recovering from his hamstring injury "incredibly boring," and the injury could force him to miss out on England's next month's tour of Pakistan.
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Young seamer Josh Hull to make debut for England in final Test against Sri
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
England named their playing XI for the third and final Test of their home series against Sri Lanka, with young seamer Josh Hull set to get his maiden Test cap.
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