Ollie Pope is England's best young player since Joe Root - Michael Vaughan
Former England captain Michael Vaughan says Ollie Pope is England's best young player for the reason that emergence of current skipper Joe Root.
Pope, 22, stroked a stylish 91 not from the first day of the 3rd Test against West Indies to greatly help the hosts to 258-4.
"He's an excellent player," Vaughan educated Test Match Special.
"I don't visit a good deal going wrong along with his game. It can practically cover all conditions."
Surrey's Pope made his England debut as a 20-year-old against India in 2018, but was overlooked after playing only two matches.
He returned for the tours in the last winter and made his maiden century against South Africa found in January, along with three other half-centuries.
Root was 21 when he made his Test debut in India found in 2012. The selecting Test against West Indies is definitely his 94th, where time he possesses accumulated 7,661 works.
"Ollie Pope is the foremost young player I've observed in the England team since Joe Root," added Vaughan, who himself made 5,719 runs in 82 Tests.
"When he came on the scene a few years ago you could tell he probably wasn't ready in his mind's eye.
"His game was possibly ready, but he wasn't ready to cope with the big environment of Test match cricket and the spotlight you are under."
Pope's classy innings in Emirates Old Trafford helped England from 122-4, a potentially perilous position.
He added an unbroken 136 with Jos Buttler, who's unbeaten on 56, to leave the hosts with a exceptional chance to win the series.
When told about Vaughan's praise, Pope said: "It's an enormous compliment, especially from an ex-captain and among the greats.
"I take it due to a massive positive, instead of seeing it while added pressure. It's a very important thing to have stated about you and hopefully I possibly could fill those shoes."
With the three-match series poised at 1-1, England have to win in Manchester to regain the Wisden Trophy, that they surrendered to the West Indies in the Caribbean at the start of 2019.
Victory for West Indies means their first series success found in this country since 1988, while England are as well trying to guard a six-year unbeaten home record.
The outcome may be affected by the elements, with rain forecast at various points over the rest of the match.
"Hopefully it doesn't affect it an excessive amount of," described Pope. "If we are able to bat big in that case your dream scenario is always to get them in, make sure they are follow-on and head out again."
