India in England: It would have been a dream to score century at my home ground, says Ollie Pope

Ollie Pope, who scored a crafty 81 on his comeback Test on Friday said that it would have been a dream to score a century at his home ground. England eked out a first-innings lead of 99 runs on Day 2.

Having long been touted as the natural successor to England skipper Joe Root, middle-order batsman Ollie Pope is gutted to miss a century at his home Turf in Oval on Day of the fourth Test against India. Making his comeback into the team, the 23-year-old scored a crafty 81, which helped England to eke out a first-innings lead of 99 runs.