Pope's 8 for 35 lifts Australia into semi-finals
Lloyd Pope's 8 for 35, the best figures in the history of the Under-19 World Cup, sent England crashing from 47 for 0 to 96 all out chasing a target of 128
Lloyd Pope's 8 for 35, the best figures in the history of the Under-19 World Cup, sent England crashing from 47 for 0 to 96 all out chasing a target of 128
England captain Harry brook rued the team's lack of application and rash shots against Australia in the quarter-final
Lloyd Pope triggered an England collapse with a spectacular spell to propel Australia into the semi-finals of the Under-19 World Cup, but he will not want this to be the summit of his career
A shy-looking Pope could hardly put words to his thoughts and said he was not used to being surrounded by cameras, after his "surreal" spell
After a series of one-sided encounters between the senior teams over the last three months, the Under-19 World Cup quarter-final is expected to be a battle of equals
| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| NZ19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.576 |
| SA19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.16 |
| WI19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.66 |
| KEN19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4.227 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.93 |
| AUS19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.721 |
| ZIM19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3.031 |
| PNG19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -5.614 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ENG19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4.165 |
| BAN19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.438 |
| CAN19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2.107 |
| NAM19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.689 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| PAK19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.404 |
| AFG19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.333 |
| SL19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.108 |
| IRE19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1.896 |