England's Ollie Pope, who batted down the order and wicketkept in the first Test against New Zealand, defended his batting approach. Despite doubts about his suitability for the No 3 position, Pope insists his strategy remains unchanged regardless of his batting position.
‘If I was batting at three, I’d have played the same way’ Ollie Pope enjoys wicketkeeping and batting down the order . This much was clear after the first two days in Christchurch, where his glove work went unnoticed for the right reasons and his precious 77 with the bat helped
“I want to be No 3; I want to keep trying to make it mine,” said Pope. “I’ve had too many low scores there but I’ve also managed to put together some good knocks this year. It’s definitely a job I want to keep doing. “The fun thing at six, you might come in at 350 for four and it might be your job to push the game forward. you can get your team out of a tricky situation. Both roles are good fun, just slightly different.”
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