What Do Players Actually Drink During Tea Breaks? England Batter Reveals The Menu
While there's always been curiosity around what players eat during the lunch interval, England batter Ollie Pope has now offered a detailed glimpse into it.
What do players have during the lunch breaks in a Test match? Do they really have tea in the tea breaks? Well, England's Ollie Pope has provided a sneak peek into his diet during the break.
While there's always been curiosity around what players eat during the lunch interval, Pope has now offered a detailed glimpse into it. Speaking with Sky Sports, the English batter revealed what goes on the plate—and in the cup—during the breaks in a Test match.
'Generally like chicken, fish, maybe some steak out with pasta, trying to fuel up as much as you can. For me, if I am batting though, I don't actually eat a lot at all, just because for some reason your body just doesn't want to get too much in," Pope said in a Sky Sports video.
'So, I have a protein shake and a banana. If I am batting all day, then I will get to the end of the day barely having eaten a thing, just because it's quite hard to get it in, so you fuel up at the end of the day," he added.
Pope has had a mixed run in the ongoing five-match series against India. After a cracking 106 off 137 balls at Headingley helped England chase down a tricky target and take a 1-0 lead, the right-hander has been quieter with the bat since. His composed 44 off 104 in the first innings at Lord's was his only notable knock following that century.
With England clinching a tense 22-run win at Lord's to go 2-1 up in the series, the hosts now have the upper hand heading into the penultimate Test.
England squad for the fourth Test against India: Ben Stokes (capt), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.
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