The batter scored 145 and shared a stand of 187 with Joe Root who he described as England’s greatest ever’
In first-class cricket Pope averages 72.7 for Surrey but just 27.6 for England, a record that led him to fear he would lose his place after Brendon McCullum was appointed as Test coach. Instead he has received the public backing of the New Zealander and the new captain, Ben Stokes, and was promoted to No 3.
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