Pair put on 193 runs in seventh-wicket partnershipRoot: ‘He showed maturity, read the situation well’Ollie Pope was praised for his maturity after Surrey’s 21-year-old prodigy, playing in the second Test as a wicketkeeper, struck his maiden half-century amid a bumper alliance with Joe Root.
The right-hander made 75 from 202 balls, his first significant contribution in an
England shirt since being thrust into the Test spotlight against
India last year, in a No 4 position that was too high so early in his fledgling career.