Pope pays tribute to England’s ‘two greedy Yorkshiremen’, Root and Brook
- Captain praises star batsmens’ fitness, skill and hunger
- England hope wicket for second Test will have more life
Ollie Pope praised his team’s “two greedy Yorkshiremen” for batting his side into a winning position after England – having been powered to the mammoth total of 823 for seven declared by Joe Root and Harry Brook across days three and four – wrapped up victory over Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs in the first Test in Multan.
“We knew if we batted like we know we can, we can go big and we’ve got two greedy Yorkshiremen and they did exactly that,” Pope said. “Credit to them for the skill they showed but also the fitness. The fact we knew we needed a big score really kept them driving towards those massive, massive numbers, and credit to them for putting us in a position to win that game. What they did was seriously special. It’s a great thing for us going forward. We know there are guys throughout the order that can put those massive scores together. We’d like to think as a batting unit that on another day, different guys will step up.”
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