Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes Ollie Pope 's excellent hundred in the second Test against New Zealand could finally lead to him fulfilling his potential as an international cricketer.
Pope made his England debut back in 2018 as a 20-year-old and is now in the midst of his 25th Test match. Despite his obvious talent, Pope had only made one century before this Test and was averaging just 27.60.
However, the new England captain and coach combination of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum have given Pope a ringing endorsement, backing him to come good at number three. Before this series, Pope had never batted there before in first-class cricket but it has taken him just three innings in the position to score a Test hundred.
