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Assessing Ollie Pope the captain as Stokes' influence looms large over the stand-in skipper

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OSCAR RESS AT OLD TRAFFORD: Pope had a decent day on his international captaincy debut as England restricted Sri Lanka to 236 but whether Stokes' presence will help or hinder him in this series remains to be seen

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