Lawrence and Pope look to seize England opportunities
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 August 2024
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Henry Moeran is joined by Paul Farbrace, Alex Hartley and Steven Finn preview England's Test series with Sri Lanka, as they discuss the challenges Ollie Pope faces as stand-in England captain in the absence of Ben Stokes. We hear from batter Dan Lawrence on his return to the side at the top of the order. And ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder Russel Arnold tells us how his old side are shaping up ahead of Wednesday's first Test at Old Trafford.
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| 0:47.0 | Well, hello and welcome to another episode of the Test Match Special Podcast, Henry Moran alongside the former |
| 0:54.9 | England assistant coach and former Sri Lanka, head coach Paul Farbrace. We've also got |
| 0:59.3 | 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup winner Alex Hartley and three-time Ashes winner Stephen Finn. |
| 1:04.8 | Probably it looks as though you might be in a coaching room. |
| 1:06.7 | It looks like it could be a very late night making some very important plans. |
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| 1:26.0 | And Finney, it's been a busy few weeks on the hundred but all of a sudden our attention turns to the Red Bull stuff again. |
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