Ollie Pope
ENG vs SL: A three-match Test series was played between England and Sri Lanka. The England team won this series 2-1. The English team suffered a crushing defeat in the last match of the series. Due to which they missed out on a clean sweep over Sri Lanka. The England captain looked very disappointed with this. England had to face defeat by 8 wickets in the last match of the series. English captain Ollie Pope has explained the reason behind England’s defeat. Let us tell you that Sri Lanka has won a Test match in England after 20 years.
how was the match
England were in a strong position against Sri Lanka as they scored 261 runs for the loss of just three wickets, but then they lost 7 wickets for 64 runs and Sri Lanka came back in the match. Still, they took a 62-run lead, which they could not consolidate after being all out for 156 in the second innings. Sri Lanka batted brilliantly in the fourth innings of the match and scored 219 runs for the loss of just two wickets, thus winning the match.
Why did the Pope say this?
After England’s defeat, Pope said that of course, we want to be a team that wins every game, as everyone does, and it has been 20 years since we did this. This week it was an extra part of the motivation, so there is a bit of disappointment that we have not done it. Let us tell you that England has played a total of 6 Test matches this summer. This is their first defeat. Earlier they defeated the West Indies team 3-0. Regarding this, Pope said that at the beginning of the summer, if someone said that we were going to win five out of six Test matches, then it is probably fantastic.
Where did the England team lose?
Pope said, “We still came in with the same intention but for some reason this game didn’t work out as well. After taking the lead in the first innings, we didn’t score enough runs and I would probably attribute it to that. It was one of those days when we didn’t get going. We played really good cricket throughout the series. When asked where they lost the match, Pope said that they hurt themselves with their performance on the third day, which led to Sri Lanka chasing a very achievable target.
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