// England's Ashes woes have deepened after vice-captain and key batsman Ollie Pope was ruled out of the series with a shoulder injury. Pope dislocated his shoulder while fielding in the second Test loss at Lord's but battled through the pain to score 42 in England's first innings and three in the second. However, further inspection revealed the 25-year-old would require surgery ahead of the third Test at Headingley starting on Thursday (8pm AEST). Every ball of the Ashes live, free and exclusive on 9Now If you miss any of the action you can find full highlights and exclusive replays after every day's play here "It's a big blow, Ollie's been phenomenal for us the last 18 months," England star and former skipper Joe Root said. "He's stepped up as vice-captain of this team. The more responsibility we've given him, the more we've gotten out of him as a player and as a leader within the group. "He'll be a big miss for us, he's a hell of a player and he's a great mind to have in the group as well. Ben (Stokes) gains a huge amount from having him as vice-captain. READ MORE: Fresh video shows Khawaja abuse in Long Room READ MORE: 'Cry baby' Stokes' reply to Aussie newspaper READ MORE: Prime Ministers in war of words over Ashes furore "It will be a big loss, he's been an integral part of this team and will be for many years to come." Dan Lawrence looms as the obvious replacement for Pope. "He's in good form as well," Root said. https://twitter.com/OPope32/status/1676196526866022401?s=20 "Got 150-odd for Essex in the last Championship match... you've seen a glimpse of what he can do in Test cricket, he scored a brilliant 90-odd and got out last ball of the day when he looked nailed on for a hundred there, in Barbados (against the West Indies). "He's got a very exciting career ahead of him whenever that opportunity arises for him. He's got that steeliness about him where he wants to succeed at that level. He's got a great game to go with it, so it's an exciting prospect." Australia lead the five Test series 2-0 and have confirmed off-spinner Todd Murphy will replace the injured Nathan Lyon in Leeds. For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here England's Ashes woes have deepened after vice-captain and key batsman Ollie Pope was ruled out of the series with a shoulder injury. Pope dislocated his shoulder while fielding in the second Test loss at Lord's but battled through the pain to score 42 in England's first innings and three in the second. However, further inspection revealed the 25-year-old would require surgery ahead of the third Test at Headingley starting on Thursday (8pm AEST). Every ball of the Ashes live, free and exclusive on 9Now If you miss any of the action you can find full highlights and exclusive replays after every day's play here "It's a big blow, Ollie's been phenomenal for us the last 18 months," England star and former skipper Joe Root said. "He's stepped up as vice-captain of this team. The more responsibility we've given him, the more we've gotten out of him as a player and as a leader within the group. "He'll be a big miss for us, he's a hell of a player and he's a great mind to have in the group as well. Ben (Stokes) gains a huge amount from having him as vice-captain. READ MORE: Fresh video shows Khawaja abuse in Long Room READ MORE: 'Cry baby' Stokes' reply to Aussie newspaper READ MORE: Prime Ministers in war of words over Ashes furore "It will be a big loss, he's been an integral part of this team and will be for many years to come." Dan Lawrence looms as the obvious replacement for Pope. "He's in good form as well," Root said. https://twitter.com/OPope32/status/1676196526866022401?s=20 "Got 150-odd for Essex in the last Championship match... you've seen a glimpse of what he can do in Test cricket, he scored a brilliant 90-odd and got out last ball of the day when he looked nailed on for a hundred there, in Barbados (against the West Indies). "He's got a very exciting career ahead of him whenever that opportunity arises for him. He's got that steeliness about him where he wants to succeed at that level. He's got a great game to go with it, so it's an exciting prospect." Australia lead the five Test series 2-0 and have confirmed off-spinner Todd Murphy will replace the injured Nathan Lyon in Leeds. For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here https://ift.tt/tuEYfdZ //
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