Ollie Pope, Zak Crawley

Pope, Crawley under the microscope as county cricket returns

Let the selection chatter begin again. England’s hapless white-ball winter largely paused talk about the Test side, one that will welcome India and visit Australia for marquee assignments over the next 10 months. Conversation centred on why a once devastating limited-overs team have fallen so far, if the pace attack was too samey, who will…

Newcastle chasing big £34m Pope upgrade who's the "best GK on the market"

More clean sheets than Pope: Newcastle now racing to sign £29m "revelation"

Following an inconsistent campaign, Nick Pope could find himself replaced at Newcastle United with the Magpies reportedly racing to sign a goalkeeper worth £29m this summer. Newcastle battling to sign Pope upgrade Since returning from injury, there’s been a number of question marks over whether Pope should still be Newcastle’s No 1. The England international…

Newcastle chasing big £34m Pope upgrade who's the "best GK on the market"

Newcastle chasing big £34m Pope upgrade who's the "best GK on the market"

Newcastle United could hardly be in better form right now. On Sunday, the Magpies fought back from a goal down to beat Bromley 3-1 in the FA Cup, with Lewis Miley on target, Anthony Gordon converting a penalty and then William Osula rubber-stamping their place in round four. That was an eighth successive victory for…