Leggie Pope proves to be England’s party-pooper

By Paul Eddison

Holy one: Australia’s Lloyd Pope claimed 8-35 to knock out England.

Tom Banton celebrates reaching his fifty
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ENGLAND U19s had no answer to Australian leg-spinner Lloyd Pope but wicket-keeper Jack Davies insists their tournament should not be judged on one bad hour.
Unfortunately for them, that hour was catastrophic as England slumped from 47-0 to 96 all out while trying to chase down Australia’s 127 in their World Cup quarter-final.
When it came to Pope, only opener Tom Banton (58) had any answer, but despite the legspinner’s 8-...

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