‘All we wanted to do was go and win the Ashes’: Ollie Pope hits out at England critics
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Batter denies the team ‘weren’t fussed’ in Australia
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28-year-old believes his ‘best batting years are to come’
Ollie Pope has challenged the perception England “weren’t fussed” during their troubled Ashes tour but accepts why it formed.
Ben Stokes’ tourists crashed to a 4-1 series defeat by Australia that is being reviewed by the England and Wales Cricket Board, with tour planning, preparation, individual performances and behaviour all under scrutiny.