Pope scored an unbeaten 91 on the opening day at Old Trafford on Friday, which was more than double the 43 runs he had amassed over four innings during the first two tests of the series. As the 22-year-old neared his second test century -- and a first on home soil -- he admitted that he had struggled with the restrictions of the biosecure environment the two sides have been forced to play under amid the COVID-19 health crisis. “It’s a really a nice feeling tonight because I missed out in the first two games," Pope told reporters after bad light ended play early with England on 258-4. “I didn’t feel great for my first 50 runs, I had a little bit of luck after edging one. “I want a chance to go out there and add on more runs.”(Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Pritha Sarkar)

Source: The Star July 24, 2020 19:52 UTC