Oli Pope admits England ‘shot themselves in the foot’ with Oval defeat

England were hoping for an unbeaten Test summer but their hopes were dashed by a crushing defeat to Sri Lanka.
England captain Ollie Pope admitted his side “shot themselves in the foot” after a win-filled Test summer ended in defeat with a bizarre batting performance at Kia Oval.
England, who had been revitalised by bringing in new players early in the season, cruised to a 3-0 win over West Indies and were expected to repeat their performance against Sri Lanka after beating them at Old Trafford and Lord’s.
Costly errors
But despite a superb performance from Pope, who scored his maiden hundred as replacement captain for the injured Ben Stokes…