Ollie Pope hits century in England’s Ashes warm-up against Lions

Ollie Pope hit a century against England Lions (Joe Giddens/PA) -

Ollie Pope struck the first century of England’s Ashes tour, locking down his spot at number three ahead of next week’s opening Test.

Pope scored exactly 100 from 113 balls on day two of the internal warm-up match against Andrew Flintoff’s England Lions, sending him into the series with a much-needed shot in the arm.