Pope century leads England fightback against India at Headingley

England’s Ollie Pope scores a period successful 2nd time fightback of archetypal Test against India.

Ollie Pope and his latest period spearheaded England to 209-3 aft India was bowled retired for 471 connected Day Two, Saturday, of the trial bid opener astatine Headingley.

Pope was 100 not retired and the starring scorer arsenic England slashed its shortage to 262 runs by stumps and won the day.

Pope was acold from perfect. He survived a investigating opening spell from speedster Jasprit Bumrah successful gloomy bowler-friendly conditions, narrowly avoided lbw connected 34 and was dropped connected 60.

He rode his luck to his ninth trial 100 and 2nd against India.

Bumrah was England’s top menace arsenic expected and took each 3 location wickets: Zac Crawley successful the archetypal over; Ben Duckett connected 62 to interruption his and Pope’s 122-run second-wicket partnership; and Joe Root connected 28 to interruption his and Pope’s 80-run third-wicket partnership.

Bumrah would person had a 4th wicket successful the day’s past implicit — Harry Brook without scoring — but helium overstepped for the 3rd clip successful the over. The world’s champion accelerated bowler was besides the unfortunate of 2 dropped catches successful the field.

England wasn’t expected to beryllium batting soon aft lunch.

India was 430-3 astir fractional an hr earlier lunch. A full of astatine slightest 550 was connected the cards but the demise of skipper Shubman Gill for 147 sparked a illness of 41-7 successful 68 balls bridging lunch.

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