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5th Test (The Oval) - 31st July to 4th August

Bahseph

Bahseph

International Debutant
Okay so I just took a look at Pope’s stats and can someone explain to me what’s happening with him in the second innings??? I have obviously been living under a rock to never notice it before.
 
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Arachnödouche2.0

State Vice-Captain
Bahseph said:
Okay so I just took a look at Pope’s stats and can someone explain to me what’s happening with him in the second innings??? I have obviously been living under a rock to never notice it before.
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He looks a jittery, overanxious batsman at the best of times. Not a surprise he melts under pressure in second innings. For a while I used to think of him as Ian Bell's successor but turns out Bell, fragile as he could be, was a model of composure compared to this guy.
 
LangleyburyCCPlayer

LangleyburyCCPlayer

International Debutant
Bahseph said:
Okay so I just took a look at Pope’s stats and can someone explain to me what’s happening with him in the second innings??? I have obviously been living under a rock to never notice it before.
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Supposedly he’s like Steve Smith in that he gets so fixated that he struggles to sleep over the course of a Test match, although that’s where the similarities to Smith end (he hasn’t been banned from captaining his country for one)
 
Nintendo

Nintendo

Cricketer Of The Year
Bahseph said:
Okay so I just took a look at Pope’s stats and can someone explain to me what’s happening with him in the second innings??? I have obviously been living under a rock to never notice it before.
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He's not great vs the ball coming back in, isn't amazing vs spin, and a shaky starter. These become exhaserbated in 3th/4th innings when there's more in it for the spinners/pacers get more inconsistent bounce.
 
Prince EWS

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
Bahseph said:
Okay so I just took a look at Pope’s stats and can someone explain to me what’s happening with him in the second innings??? I have obviously been living under a rock to never notice it before.
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Kimber did a video on it recently. Apparently he suffers from the same thing as Smith where he really struggles to sleep during a Test. Smith has a similar second innings drop off.

Pope also has a serious issues with spin, which is more pronounced in the second innings.
 
Bahseph

Bahseph

International Debutant
Prince EWS said:
Kimber did a video on it recently. Apparently he suffers from the same thing as Smith where he really struggles to sleep during a Test. Smith has a similar second innings drop off.

Pope also has a serious issues with spin, which is more pronounced in the second innings.
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I must watch this because I catch a few Kimber vids and articles and he does not rate Pope. I think he is kinder to Crawley!
 
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