England new boy gets central contract and another chance to impress Sport England newcomer Jacob Bethell has received a double dose of good news, keeping his place for the second Test against New Zealand and landing a two-year central contract. Bethell made an unplanned Test debut in last week’s series-opening win in Christchurch – only coming into consideration after Jordan Cox broke a thumb in practice – [...]
Pope vows to block out England captaincy when batting against Sri Lanka Sport With Stokes out of the three-match series against Sri Lanka because of a hamstring tear, Pope is in charge and oversaw a five-wicket victory in the first Test last week.
Pope vows to stick to Bazball blueprint on England captaincy debut Ollie Pope is preparing to embrace the honour of becoming England’s Test captain against Sri Lanka this week but admits it is still Ben Stokes’s team. Pope will become the 82nd man to take up the role when he leads his country out in Wednesday’s first Test at Old Trafford, propelled into the hot seat [...]