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Ollie Pope admits England were ‘not good enough’ in defeat by Sri Lanka
- Deputy captain denies that his team had lack of ‘desire’
- Joe Root says ‘Coldplay can’t be number one every week’
Ollie Pope admitted his side “weren’t good enough”, “weren’t up to it” and were “outplayed for the last day and a session” after Sri Lanka wrapped up victory by eight wickets in the final Test of the English summer on Monday – a result hailed by the touring captain, Dhananjaya de Silva, as “one of the happiest moments in my career and my life”.
After emerging from the first innings with a 62-run lead England were skittled out for 156 inside 35 overs on Sunday and Sri Lanka cantered to victory from there, with the opener Pathum Nissanka scoring an unbeaten century.
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