Ollie Pope has been ruled out for the duration of England’s Ashes campaign.
A batter who was hurt while fielding during the Lord’s Test will have surgery. During his career, Ollie Pope has experienced two shoulder dislocations.
After dislocating his right shoulder during the second Test at Lord’s last week, Ollie Pope has been ruled out for the duration of England’s Ashes campaign. Pope, who has experienced two shoulder dislocations, had a scan on Monday in London that determined the full extent of the damage. He will have surgery, miss the remaining three Test matches against Australia, and then start his recovery under the supervision of the England and Surrey medical staff.
On day three of the Lord’s Test, when the umpires demanded him take the field after batting in England’s first innings and scoring 42 runs, Pope further injured his shoulder after injuring it diving for a ball on day one. Jeetan Patel, England’s spin coach, acknowledged that had he not come forward, England would have been forced to pitch with 10 men. It was a frustrating situation for England. When you almost fracture your shoulder and are informed that you have an external [injury], Patel said, “It’s a pretty tough situation.” The event was inevitable. He is highly dedicated to this group. He would inevitably trip over something. He has since backed off.
Pope is also the official vice-captain of England, but that leadership void is easy to fill as Stuart Broad, who served as Ben Stokes’ unofficial replacement last summer, is set to step up. The question of who will now fill the empty No. 3 position at Headingley is more critical. Pope has averaged 45.25 at first slip since Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum took over last summer, despite only averaging 22.50 over four innings against Australia. Now that England is down 2-0 and needs to win to keep the Ashes alive, there is an unwelcome issue at the top of the order to be resolved. When discussing Pope’s departure at Headingley on Tuesday, Joe Root did not wholly rule out returning to the No. 3 position, which he has not held since giving up the captaincy before last summer.
“Over the past 18 months, Ollie has been fantastic. He has assumed greater responsibility in his role as vice-captain, and as a result, we have seen him develop as a player. We will miss him a lot. Ben benefits much from having him as vice-captain because he is a fantastic player and teammate. Naturally, it will be a significant loss. He has been a crucial group member and will stay so for a long time. “I think I’ve developed a really solid understanding of my game over the past couple of years,” the player said. I’ve said many times before that now that I’m a senior player, it’s my turn to do things my way and repay everyone else for putting up with me as captain for so long. To get us back into this series, I’m there to go and attempt to score runs in whatever position that is. The closest replacement that can be made is Dan Lawrence. He is the lone backup batter in the team because England decided not to designate a replacement. He has also been performing well at home, amassing 491 runs at a 44.63 average for Essex with two hundred.
The 25-year-old’s final of 11 appearances occurred in the Caribbean trip in March 2022, under Root’s leadership. His abilities were highlighted by a 91 in the second Test at Bridgetown against the West Indies. He may be in line for a Bazball debut after stalling with squad spots under Stokes. Since Stokes is anticipated to select an XI on Wednesday, Root could not discuss how England would compensate for Pope’s absence, but he did support Lawrence’s right to compete in the Ashes.
He’s also in good shape, Root added. In the most recent Championship game, I scored 150 points for Essex (152 vs Warwickshire). He didn’t have to field the ball. Thus, it was a superb move on his part to leave the field, get in his car, and drive to Lord’s. “He’s in a great frame of mind, in great spirits, and also in excellent form, which is always fantastic when you have guys on the fringe or next in line who are scoring runs and feeling suitable within their own game. Being in that situation is pleasant. “You’ve had a glimmer of what he can do in Test cricket; he struck a fantastic 90 or so and was dismissed on the final delivery of the day in Barbados when he appeared to be headed for a hundred. When that chance comes up for him, he will have a fascinating future ahead of him. He exudes a steeliness that drives him to want to be successful at that level. In addition, he has a fantastic game. Thus, it’s a promising future. Another choice would be to bring back Moeen Ali as Pope’s substitute when he suffered a finger injury, moving the other batters up the order and having Root bat at position three. Harry Brook might be a candidate for the position, but there might be some hesitation to move him from number six after his series-opening performance of 132 runs at 33 from four hits.
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