Sat Sep 07 05:46:37 UTC 2024: – England captain Ollie Pope scored an unbeaten century to guide his team to 221-3 on the first day of the third test against Sri Lanka at The Oval
– Ben Duckett also played well, scoring 86 runs before getting out
– England, who won the series at Lord’s, were put into bat and lost an early wicket of Dan Lawrence
– Play was halted multiple times due to bad light, with the players finally leaving the field for the day
– Pope’s century was his seventh in Test cricket and he was applauded by regular captain Ben Stokes
Pope century puts England in charge at gloomy Oval
Pope century puts England in charge at gloomy Oval
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