ENG vs SL | Twitter reacts as Pope can’t believe his good fortune after surviving by hair's breadth twice
There’s a saying that fortune favours the brave. Certainly, Ollie Pope’s bravery in shutting the criticism with a ton in the third Test was well backed by divine intervention as the England captain survived marginal decisions twice in the morning session of the third Test at the Kennington Oval.
In order to rotate the pacers, Sri Lanka opted for a double bowling change with Lahiru Kumara and Vishwa Fernando taking responsibilities from either ends. The second ball of the 58th over saw the latter bowl a good length ball that jagged a tad in to beat Pope’s intended whip and thud his pad. While onfield umpire Chris Gaffaney ruled the English skipper out, a batting review overturned the decision as the ball pitched outside the leg stump by a hair’s breadth.
Two balls later, Pope came down the track to drive a length delivery at the fourth stump but got a think inside edge onto the pad en route to the boundary ropes. The white cherry marginally rolled over the bails situated between the middle and leg stump grooves. Pope could not believe how lucky he was and sighed a releif after back-to-back survivals in the same over, sending the Twitterverse into a frenzy.
Review saved him
— Gill Bill (@bill_gill76078) September 7, 2024
Again
— Gill Bill (@bill_gill76078) September 7, 2024
Why is that?
How was Ollie Pope’s LBW review not umpires call? #ENGvSL #bbccricket
— Graham Cooper (@GmanIOW) September 7, 2024
Statpadding
Ollie pope statpdding on highways in the name of bazball
— आचार्य चवनप्राश (@deshsarvprath) September 7, 2024
These runs of joe root and pope should not be counted anywhere
Picking up
Ollie pope picking up from where he left 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Dkx9swyDB8
— THIRD MAN 👨⚖️ (@cricupdatesonX) September 7, 2024
Doing it tonight
Ollie Pope and Jamie Smith should do the lottery tonight!
— Karl Seed ⚡️ (@KarlSeed29) September 7, 2024
Mixing up
Ollie #Pope still mixing fine shots with false ones – top edges, inside edges, slashes through the slips. He's well on his way to the worst 150 you'll ever see#ENGvSL
— Tim de Lisle (@TimdeLisle) September 7, 2024
Great escape
Tiny margin to escape with, pitching outside Leg saves Ollie Pope, the English media were going gaga for same Dismissal of Joe Root against Ashwin in February this year.#ENGvSL
— Abhijeet ♞ (@TheYorkerBall) September 7, 2024
Half in, half out
Just watched the review of Ollie Pope LBW. Not out as not pitched in line. Half the ball in, other half out. Hard on the bowler that.
— Iain McGuigan (@IainMcGuigan) September 7, 2024
Then the flash past leg stump 2 balls later. How'd that miss?
Pope should by a lottery ticket tonight.#ENGvSL
Buy it
Go and buy a lottery ticket tonight Ollie Pope.
— Neil (@spuddy1878) September 7, 2024
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