England are taking on West Indies in the second Test of the three-match series at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. After being asked to bat first, the hosts capitalized on the favorable batting conditions at Trent Bridge. Despite an early setback, they managed to set a strong foundation for a competitive total.

Ollie Pope slams a brilliant ton

Star batter Ollie Pope showcased his superb form by scoring his sixth century in Test cricket. Coming in after the early dismissal of Zak Crawley, Pope steadied the innings and played a vital role in England’s batting performance.

Pope formed a crucial partnership with opener Ben Duckett, who played a fine knock of 71 runs. Their century stand was instrumental in taking England past the 100-run mark and laying a solid platform for the innings. After Duckett’s dismissal, Pope continued to build the innings with valuable contributions from Joe Root and Harry Brook. These partnerships further strengthened England’s position and added significant runs to the total.

Reaching the triple-figure mark

Pope reached his century with a boundary off Jayden Seales in the second session. It took him 143 balls to achieve this milestone, marking another significant accomplishment in his Test career. Pope’s splendid innings came to an end at 121 runs off 167 balls, including 15 boundaries and a six. His knock was crucial in setting a strong total for England and was met with applause from fans and teammates alike.

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Here is how fans reacted:

💯💯💯💯💯💯

Brb just watching this on loop 🔁 pic.twitter.com/r0zf567b6t

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 18, 2024

💯 FOR OLLIE POPE!!!#ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/j5b53U7Mgo

— England’s Barmy Army 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy) July 18, 2024

Sixth Test match century for Ollie Pope! 💥

What a player! 🙌

🤎 | #SurreyCricket pic.twitter.com/PK1ZFot9lg

— Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) July 18, 2024

I’ve seen far more fluent Ollie Pope knocks, many good shots have found fielders, and he’s been dropped twice.

But he’s still there. I hope he takes a lot from putting together a tough hundred. Now has the chance to go really big.

He’s got all the shots, but sometimes not to… pic.twitter.com/RCN3vu1bz4

— James Buttler | Cricket Badger Podcast 🏏🦡🇺🇦 (@cricket_badger) July 18, 2024

He’s lived a charmed innings but Ollie Pope makes it count!

Test CENTURY number 6 for the England number 3!#ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/gFAE6N6H0d

— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA) July 18, 2024

6th Test hundred by Ollie Pope. 🫡🔥 pic.twitter.com/ajWR3HU8py

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 18, 2024

Ollie Pope highest Test scores.
The best one in my opinion was that India knock because it was in a very pressure situation and that too in away conditions👍#ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/si5OBofdXR

— Cricket With Smile (@MIsmailShabbir3) July 18, 2024

Test matches taken to get to 6 Test 100s

Andrew Strauss – 17
Alastair Cook- 17
Jonathan Trott – 19
Kevin Pietersen – 20
Ian Bell – 24
Michael Vaughan – 25
Ben Stokes – 38
Joe Root – 43
Ollie Pope- 45
Jonny Bairstow-60#ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/hOZzcP497i

— Arnav Singh (@Arnavv43) July 18, 2024

Can this please be the start of Ollie Pope scoring consistent runs and being good for England because all the talent is there https://t.co/fttscPBrRx

— Matty (@mattylufc_) July 18, 2024

Class from Ollie Pope, good to see him cashing in against this mediocre attack, there’s runs on offer for everyone in this series 💯 #ENGvWI

— Harry 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@harryxafc) July 18, 2024

Ollie pope might end his career playing 100 tests and averaging like 41 which is kinda crazy when you think about it.

— lost every series but scored over 4 rpo (@fafisdagoat) July 18, 2024

5 out of Ollie Pope’s 6 Test centuries have come in months starting with ‘J’ – two in January, two in June and the first one in July today.#ENGvWI

— Rhitankar Bandyopadhyay (@rhitankar8616) July 18, 2024

Happy to see Ollie Pope prove a few doubters wrong. Some player 🪶 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

— 🦅🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@WolfOfHorley) July 18, 2024

Ollie Pope started the second test against Windies with a bat average of 34.35 from 44 tests.

Right now he is batting at 111.

An innings of 193* or 230 will shoot his batting average to 37! #ENGvWI 2024 | #testcricket #TrentBridge

— Hashim Malik (@hached) July 18, 2024

Maybe Ollie Pope is just the man in form.

Remember, he scored 315 runs against India, including a massive daddy hundred that came close to being a 200

— Aryan Persaud (@gyav8r) July 18, 2024

Ollie Pope notches up England’s first Test Match ton of the summer! His sixth in the format. 💯👏#OlliePope #ENGvsWI #EnglandCricket #TestCricket pic.twitter.com/1bGFoWr2rN

— Is Jimmy Bowling? (@cricketyme) July 18, 2024

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