Twitter reacts to Ollie Pope producing extraordinary self-assisted one-handed stunner to hand England victory

Oh boy, has Ollie Pope been spending a lot of time with Ben Stokes? For the second day running, the rising star took what was an unbelievable catch, fielding at forward short-leg, and this could very well be branded as the catch of the series. 

With the pitch crumbling and batting becoming increasingly difficult on Day 5, the Windies batsmen succumbed to the constant pressure exerted by the English bowlers, but still, somehow, they managed to take the game to the final hour. After Ben Stokes dismissed Alzarri Joseph, Windies were reduced to 192/9, but England suddenly found the last wicket hard to come by as the duo of Kemar Roach and Shannon Gabriel batted with determination. But thankfully for the hosts, though, Dom Bess and Ollie Pope ensured that there wasn’t going to be any nervy moments in the final hour.

On the first ball of the 71st over - the first ball of the final hour - young off-spinner Dom Bess, who had picked the crucial wicket of Holder, spun a ball into the right-hander Roach, who looked to flick it towards the on-side. Roach flicked the ball at pace and in real-time, despite there being a short-leg fielder, the ball looked like it was headed to safety. Well, then entered Ollie Pope. 

Standing at forward short-leg, Pope, who already took an outstanding catch at the same position to dismiss Joseph on Day 4, pocketed what could be described as the catch of the series. With the ball coming towards him at pace, Pope tried to clinch it on the first attempt, but, instead, by doing so, he ended up taking the pace of it. The ball then ballooned up in the air and went further away from the youngster - and looked like it was going to land safe - but remarkably, the 22-year-old produced an outstanding, athletic dive to grab the ball with his right hand. 

The catch handed England a 113-run victory and helped them level the series and the English players were quick to mob Pope, who was the immediate man of the moment.  

What a catch! Brilliant 👏🏻

Absolute stunner to end the game!

Like a bird in the air and a great catch.

What a performance today at Old Trafford!

Happy faces by the end of the day!