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England vs Sri Lanka: Ollie Pope answers critics with century

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75% Informative

England reach 221 -3 at The Kia Oval in the third Test against Sri Lanka .

Stand-in captain Ollie Pope scores 103

and Ben Duckett 86.

Sri Lanka lost the toss and were asked to bat in conditions ideal for bowling.

England , 2 -0 up, looking for their second series clean sweep in succession.

VR Score

88

Informative language

94

Neutral language

52

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

35

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not offensive

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short-lived

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