Ollie Pope makes mockery of nip-and-tuck affair as England No.3 peels off statement hundred

Surrey batsman Ollie Pope cuts against Hampshire [Getty Images]

NICK FRIEND AT THE KIA OVAL: A nine-wicket defeat sounds like a pasting, but in reality this was so much closer – until Surrey (and Pope) sensed their moment. It was both a tight game played at a really high level and, for two hours, a shellacking