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England give clearest indication yet of who will bat at three in the Ashes after making big selection call for warm-up match

Daily Mail 1 min read 23 hours ago

Ollie Pope, recently replaced as England vice-captain, appeared in a dogfight with Jacob Bethell for the final top-six batting berth after passing 50 only once in his eight most recent Test innings.
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