9. LLOYD POPE | The Leg Spinner On His Way Up The Ranks Of Australian Cricket

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In episode nine of Remember The Name, we caught up with 20-year-old leg spinner, Lloyd Pope.Just in time for the Big Bash League finals, we caught up with Pope to chat about the phenomenal rise of his cricketing career to date.He burst onto the scene at the 2018 U19 Cricket World Cup, where he took eight wickets against England in an amazing quarterfinal performance.He has since made a mark on both the Sheffield Shield for South Australia and the Big Bash for the Sydney Sixers as he becomes one of the best leg spinners in the country.We caught up in the SCG Member's Stand ahead of the Sixers run to the finals to talk about he time he got to be a mascot for the Australian cricket team as a kid, how he actually started life as a pace bowler and the inspiration he drew from watching YouTube videos of Shane Warne.There's also a special cameo from his Sixers' teammate Stephen O'Keefe who gives his opinion on why he thinks Lloyd Pope has what it takes to become one of the best bowlers in the country.If you want more Sporting News content, head over to one of our social pages below or visit us on www.sportingnews.com/au/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Subscribe to SN's YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/2BQiI7pCatch up with Sporting News Australia on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2zHopmOFollow @SportingNewsAU on Twitter: https://bit.ly/2FST99MLike Sporting News Australia on Facebook: https://bit.ly/2KRB4rB/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////.