Stokes has been dominated out of the ultimate Check because of an damage in his proper shoulder. After scoring 304 runs and taking 17 wickets within the collection, Stokes’ all-timer collection has lastly come to an finish, with two clutch ‘Participant of the Match’ performances at Lord’s and Outdated Trafford, the latter of which noticed him rating a century and take a five-wicket haul in the identical match.

Pope beforehand stepped into the captaincy position final 12 months when Stokes was sidelined with a hamstring damage final 12 months, profitable three Assessments and shedding one. Two of those wins got here in opposition to Sri Lanka at house and one in opposition to Pakistan in Multan. The only real defeat got here to the Lankan Lions at their house floor, The Oval.

In three matches performed at The Oval, Pope has maintained a strong report, scoring 322 runs in six innings at a median of 64.40, with a century and two half-centuries in six innings. Notably, England has misplaced two of the three Assessments it has performed at The Oval.

As a captain, Pope’s particular person batting returns have been modest. In 4 matches and 7 innings, he has scored 191 runs at a median of simply over 27. Notably, 154 of these runs got here in a single innings in opposition to Sri Lanka at The Oval, a match England ended up shedding.

The 27-year-old has had a combined collection thus far, scoring 257 runs in 4 Assessments and 7 innings at a median of 36.71. He has registered one century and one half-century, with a finest rating of 106. D

Pope has confirmed to be a dependable quantity three batter for England. He has scored 2,281 runs in 32 Assessments at that place, averaging 42.24, with eight centuries and eight half-centuries throughout 55 innings. His highest rating is 205.