Leeds, June 21 -- Following a gripping day of action on the second day of the Leeds Test against India, England opener Ben Duckett hailed centurion Ollie Pope for his knock and opened up on tackling Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah.

Pant's century, India's batting collapse, and England's brilliant batting performance made for a very enjoyable day of Test match cricket at Leeds. The hosts dominated the majority of the day. Pope continued his fine run at number three, scoring his ninth Test ton and second against India.

Speaking about Pope's century, Duckett said in the post-match presser, "Yeah, I just think he was so calm coming out. You know, he probably could not walk out in tougher conditions with Jasprit running down the hill wi...