Have stopped fearing getting out: England batter Ollie Pope

England batter Ollie Pope has said that under the leadership of Test skipper Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum he feels more consistent and has stopped fearing getting outSince Stokes took over the reins in the longer format Pope was promoted to bat at number 3 and retained the wicketkeeping gloves over a fit Ben Foakes for the series against Pakistan which England is currently leading 20 with one more Test to goI feel a new player at the minute personally to what I felt in the past playing for England I feel I have been a bit more consistent I have stopped fearing getting out the 24yearold old Pope was quoted as saying by Sky Sports ahead of the final Test of the series in Karachi which starts on SaturdayThe two guys at the top have helped me grow not confidence but the freedom to express myself and how I want to play It has been great for me hopefully I keep that consistency he addedUnder the StokesMcCullum leadership this year Pope has scored 643 runs in nine Tests across 18 innings at an average of 4018 This also includes two centuries and four fifties with the best score of 145Pope has been extremely composed behind the stumps having clinched 10 catches and one stumping in the first two Tests against Pakistan He filled up for an ill Foakes during the first Rawalpindi Test but was given the gloves for Multan as wellDespite his responsibilities as a keeper Popes focus remains to make the number three spot his ownI would still love to tie down No 3 make that my own That will be my primary focus said PopeObviously different conditions somewhere like New Zealand we might go with a more regular team that is not for me to decide my main priority is to keep churning out runs at number three he addedAlso readKane Williamson quits NZ Test captaincyHarry Brook who has made an instant impact in the Test arena with two tons and a fifty in his first three matches said that the style of cricket currently played by England has helped him make an easy transition to the longer formatThe lads just say go out there and do what you are doing for your county side and I think I have done really Brook saidI have gone out there and I think I slot into this team fairly well with the way I have played I am generally quite an aggressive player who always looks to score and put the bowler under pressureSo it suits my natural game and it has been quite easy to slot in and the lads have been great So its been good fun concluded BrookThe Yorkshire batter has earned heavy praises from his captain Stokes who at the end of the third Test likened the 23yearold to star Indian batter Virat Kohli for his attributes across all formats of the gameThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever