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No idea what the noise was because his bat was nowhere near anything else.
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Morning. On the first day of the 1989 Ashes, Australia were put into bat and finished on 207 for 3. It was a similar story yesterday: England, inserted by Sri Lanka, reached 221 for 3 at the close. There was only one minor difference: Australia batted for 81 overs, England for 44.1 overs. Truly, the game has changed, and even half a day’s play was sufficient for England to take control of the match.
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Ollie Pope made a breezy, charming hundred, the first by a stand-in England captain since 2010, but the catalyst was the remarkable Ben Duckett. He missed with Sri Lanka’s heads and then their line during a defiantly unconventional innings of 86 from 79 balls. Sri Lanka, who won what looked an extremely important toss, were on the back foot within five overs.
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The weather forecast is better today, so batting should be slightly more comfortable. Pope will resume on 103, with Harry Brook on 8 at the other end. Three of Pope’s last four centuries have exceeded 140; if he gets through the first 20 balls, he has a great chance to go big again.
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Main Events
45th over: England 224-3 (Pope 103, Brook 11) Sri Lanka were left speechless and confused by the decision because it sounded like an outside edge – even umpire Joel Wilson had to ask Brook what the sound was.
Brooke is not out!
He tried to kick a full-length temptation from Kumara and keeper Chandimal nearly celebrated before the ball reached him. There was a bang but nothing for the ultras.corner So Brook survives.
His bat didn't come anywhere near anywhere else so he had no idea what the sound was.
A wicket? Brook was caught behind and out.
He confirmed it right away, so maybe he knows something we don't.
Lahiru Kumara will resume the overs he started last night. Harry Brook is on strike.
Read Bernie Ronay's article on Ben Duckett
At the same time, Duckett also noticeably gave up his wicket. The mantra for England team is poor execution, not poor selection. This is how I score runs. Trust your talent. Watch your feet. Find a neutral spot. Put a lid on the calamari. Eat pizza. Do what needs to be done.
“It feels like a high point for English cricket.“It provides the selectors and coaching staff with some serious questions and options to immediately apply and develop,” wrote Bill Hargreaves. “The team seems in good shape (a statement made all the more poignant by the news from my favorite, Graham Thorpe).
“I'm watching Freddie Flintoff's speech at Josh Hull's first cap That was the icing on the cake. Am I being realistic and do I need to come out of my stupor?
Indeed. Books will be written about this period. Have It is not written. We are truly happy to be able to see this life-affirming piece.
Read Ali Martin's opening day report
But the Oval is Ollie Pope's happy place. Everything is familiar and comfortable, his first-class numbers are sky-high, and when he smashed Ashta Fernando into covers just before the end of the match, England's stand-in captain reached his seventh Test century. Remarkably, he is the first player in history to score seven centuries against different opponents in the same match.
preamble
Morning. On the first day of the 1989 Ashes, Australia batted and finished at 207 for 3. Yesterday was a similar story. England, replaced by Sri Lanka, reached 221 for 3 at the end. There was just one difference – Australia batting in 81 overs, England batting in 44.1 overs. Truly, the game changed and even half a day's play was enough for England to take control of the match.
Ollie Pope scored the first breezy, captivating hundred by an England stand-in captain since 2010, but it was the brilliant Ben Duckett who sparked it, keeping Sri Lanka off the line and head with an unconventional innings of 86 off 79 balls. Having won the all-important toss, Sri Lanka were on the back foot within five overs.
The weather forecast looks good today so the batting should be a little easier. Pope resumes on 103 with Harry Brook at the other end at No. 8. Three of Pope's last four centuries have been over 140 and if he can survive the first 20 balls he has a chance of going big again.
