England’s number one batsman Ollie Pope talks about what he eats during Test match lunch breaks and whether players drink tea during tea breaks.
There’s been a lot of chat about what players eat during lunch in a Test match. Pope gave us the lowdown on his diet during the break and it’s all about whether he’s batting.
I go for chicken, fish or maybe steak with pasta to load up, Pope said in a Sky Sports video. But when I’m batting I don’t eat much. For some reason your body just doesn’t want much in it. So I have a protein shake and a banana. If I’m batting all day I barely eat anything because it’s hard to get food in. I fuel up at the end of the day.
Pope also revealed what players have during the second break: Some have tea. I have coffee. Sometimes tea is good when there’s a rain delay or something.
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Pope has been playing for England in this five match series against India. He scored 106 off 137 balls at Headingley which helped the team win the first game by five wickets. Since then he hasn’t scored as much but his 44 off 104 balls in the first innings at Lord’s was a good performance.
England are now 2-1 up in the series after winning by 22 runs at Lord’s.
England squad for the fourth Test against India: Ben Stokes (captain), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.
