Opener Zak Crawley defended Ollie Pope after refuted suggestions that England’s No 3 could lose his place after another early dismissal in the second innings of the third Ashes Test against Australia.
Pope, who has been criticised for a series of cheap dismissals in the England’s dismal series in Australia, fell for 17 on the fourth day in Adelaide after a stunning catch from Marcus Labuschagne in the slips.
