“That’s what a full crowd at Lord’s probably wants to see as well so that was partially why we did that (declaration). “The way cricket is now, there is not always that feeling of you need a load of innings before a series. “For him to dive into that role he did this evening…the way he did that was perfect,” Pope admitted. I don’t think you would know it’s his debut.”Meanwhile, Duckett’s extraordinary new lease of life in Test cricket shows no signs of slowing. “Even 12 months ago I thought I’d never play Test cricket for England again.

Source: The Herald June 02, 2023 19:22 UTC