Oakland (January 24, 2018): Lloyd Pope is six-foot tall and wanted to be a fast bowler. But on his father’s advice, took to leg-spin. His 8 for 35 against England in the quarterfinals proves that he is on the right path.
Four of leg-spinner Pope’s eight wickets against England were courtesy the wrong ’un, the delivery that spins back into the right-handed batsman
England captain Harry Brook had just seen opener Liam Banks stumped after he looked for the big drive to a tossed-up leg break.
Brook, who had been going along nicely in this Under-19 World Cup and had not been dismissed, saw another tossed-up ball but failed to read the googly.
He had extended himself to play the drive but the ball sneaked in and crashed into the stumps.
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