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Ollie Pope scored the fastest Test double hundred in England, reaching the milestone from 207 balls against Ireland at Lord's.

England are on the cusp of a comprehensive victory over Ireland in their one-off Test at Lord's, with Ollie Pope taking centre stage on day two, hitting a maiden Test double hundred.

Double centurion Ollie Pope was delighted with his "special" innings and played down concerns over England's under-cooked middle-order after they closed on victory against Ireland.

A record-breaking crowd is set to descend on Trent Bridge later this month for the LV= Insurance Women's Ashes Test Match, with 11,000 tickets already sold.

The Ashes may be a series like no other but England will be treating it as a series like every other. They will continue to play a positive brand of cricket.