Pope Shines as Eng Wrap Ashes Prep

Pope shines as Eng wrap Ashes prep

Time in the middle and keeping their fast bowling unit injury-free topped England's agenda as they wrapped up their only pre-Ashes practice match on Saturday against a second-string England Lions at Lilac Hill in Perth's north-east. The result being of no importance, a sporting Lions declaration on the final day of the three-day warm-up gave England's first-choice batsmen just over two hours to chase 202, which they achieved with five wickets re…

Ashes 2025-26: Pope among the runs as merry England wraps up warm-up friendly

Time in the middle and keeping its fast bowling unit injury-free topped England’s agenda as it wrapped up its only pre-Ashes practice match on Saturday against a second-string England Lions at Lilac Hill in Perth.

England completes sole Ashes warm-up match with flurry of runs

Ollie Pope tunes up for the first Ashes Test with hard-hitting knocks of 100 and 90 in England's only warm-up match at Lilac Hill.

Ollie Pope Clears Selection Dilemma for Number Three Spot with Century in Warm-up Fixture Before Ashes

Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Ollie Pope has put the critics to rest, who questioned his position in England's Test setup at number three, by blazing his way to a classy century during an erratic innings in the warm-up game on a slow Lilac Hill surface in Perth. Sports News | Ollie Pope Clears Selection Dilemma for Number Three Spot with Century in Warm-up Fixture Before Ashes.

Ollie Pope hits century in England’s Ashes warm-up against Lions

Opening pair of Ben Duckett (92) and Zak Crawley (82) set the tone for a fast-scoring 426 all out.

Pope saves England’s blushes as Root, Brook embarrassed

An Ollie Pope century has rescued a mediocre first outing for Bazball in Australia, with England’s kamikaze attacking style leaving two of their biggest stars red-faced.