Even worse for Ben Stokes’ team, one of their best batters, Ollie Pope, hurt his right shoulder while playing on Day 2 at the ‘Home of Cricket’. Day 3 brought more pain to the injury.
In the first Test at Edgbaston, England used their very bold “Bazball” strategy to try to win back the Ashes. Australia, on the other hand, won by two wickets. The hosts have been working hard to win the second Test at Lord’s and will be hoping to win the series after losing the first game, but it hasn’t been easy for them to play against Australia.
Ollie Pope, who is also the vice captain of England, got to bat in both of the teams’ turns. In the first inning, he made 42 runs off of 63 balls. In the second inning, Mitchell Starc got rid of him with a ball that was too hard to hit.
The second test is over on July 2, and the third one starts on July 6. Due to the short time between now and the next test, Pope’s involvement in the test is still uncertain. According to a story from The Guardian, the right-handed batter will get scanned on Monday. When the results come in, Pope’s health will be looked at again, and a decision could be made about whether or not he will take the Leed’s Test.
If Pope doesn’t get better in time for the third Test, England might put Dan Lawrence, who is already in the team, in the starting lineup. The 25-year-old has played 11 Tests for England and has scored 551 runs, with an average of 29. This season, he has done well for Essex. In the County Championship, he has made runs at an average rate of 44.60.
Australia can smell victory at lunch on Day 5 and Ben Stokes is fighting alone.
On Day 5, Ben Duckett and Ben Stokes took over for England, whose score was 114/4 and they still needed 257 runs to win. Before Josh Hazlewood got rid of Duckett, the two left-handers added 63 runs. The next batter to leave was Jonny Bairstow. Alex Carey ran him out when he left his stance to avoid a bouncer from Cameron Green.
When Stuart Broad joined his captain in the middle, the star all-rounder started hitting a lot of fours. In the process, Stokes got to 100 by hitting a six-off green. England was 243/6 at lunch on Day 5, with Stokes on 108* and Broad on 1*.
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