England’s Ollie Pope scores a century in second day fightback of first Check towards India.
Ollie Pope and his microblogging site century spearheaded England to 209-3 after India was bowled out for 471 on Day Two, Saturday, of the check collection opener at Headingley.
Pope was 100 not out and the main scorer as England slashed its deficit to 262 runs by stumps and gained the day.
Pope was removed from good. He survived a testing opening spell from speedster Jasprit Bumrah in gloomy bowler-friendly circumstances, narrowly averted lbw on 34 and was dropped on 60.
He rode his luck to his ninth check hundred and second towards India.
Bumrah was England’s biggest menace as anticipated and took all three dwelling wickets: Zac Crawley within the first over; Ben Duckett on 62 to interrupt his and Pope’s 122-run second-wicket partnership; and Joe Root on 28 to interrupt his and Pope’s 80-run third-wicket partnership.
Bumrah would have had a fourth wicket within the day’s final over — Harry Brook with out scoring — however he overstepped for the third time within the over. The world’s finest quick bowler was additionally the sufferer of two dropped catches within the area.
England wasn’t anticipated to be batting quickly after lunch.
India was 430-3 about half an hour earlier than lunch. A complete of at the least 550 was on the playing cards however the demise of captain Shubman Gill for 147 sparked a collapse of 41-7 in 68 balls bridging lunch.