England v Sri Lanka: Pope captains England to positive first day
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 August 2024
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Jonathan Agnew is alongside Michael Vaughan, Vic Marks and former Sri Lanka batter Russel Arnold for reaction to England bowling out Sri Lanka on day one at Old Trafford. They discuss England’s bowling attack, Sri Lanka’s lack of preparation for the test series, and the Old Trafford pitch misbehaving on only the first day of the test match.
Plus, Chris Woakes discusses the bowling conditions throughout the day and how Ollie Pope has captained the side standing in for the injured Ben Stokes.
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| 0:48.3 | Hello, I'm Jonathan Agnew. |
| 0:49.5 | Welcome to Test Match Special Podcast from Old Trafford, |
| 0:52.1 | where Captain Pope has led England to a |
| 0:54.4 | positive first day. |
| 0:55.4 | Worked around the wicket. |
| 0:56.6 | Now he's edged it through to the keeper. |
| 0:59.9 | Change of angle and it's worked first ball. |
| 1:02.1 | He followed it and comm worked first ball. He followed it and |
| 1:04.0 | Comindu Men this is out. |
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