England needed to bat out the fifth day of the Adelaide Test in order to salvage what looks like an improbable draw, but the wicket of Ollie Pope early in the day has dashed their hopes. Coming in from over the wicket, Starc fired one across the youngster and had him sucked into a fatal poke. Pope was unsure whether to play or leave, and just hung his bat at it eventually, giving way to a thick edge as Steve Smith at second slip did the rest.
Mitchell Starc gets Australia’s first of the day in his second over as Ollie Pope goes for 4⃣#Ashes pic.twitter.com/vPTj7XpP7S
— Cricket on BT Sport (@btsportcricket) December 20, 2021
