England batsman’s 150 plus scores in a test innings in losing cause
OJ Pope scored 154 in the first innings of the just conclude test against Sri Lanka at The Oval was in losing cause as Sri Lanka won the test by eight wickets to provide the 25th occasion of England batsman’s 150 plus scores in an innings going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the second occasion of an England batsman’s 150 plus scores in an innings going in vain against Sri Lanka. Prior to OJ Pope, JP Crowley had witnessed his 156 not out going in vain at The Oval in Aug 1998.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | KS Ranjitsinhji | 154* | 3 | v Australia | Manchester | 16 Jul 1896 |
| 2 | JB Hobbs | 154 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1925 |
| 3 | H Sutcliffe | 176 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1925 |
| 4 | KS Duleepsinhji | 173 | 1 | v Australia | Lord’s | 27 Jun 1930 |
| 5 | H Sutcliffe | 161 | 1 | v Australia | The Oval | 16 Aug 1930 |
| 6 | DCS Compton | 184 | 3 | v Australia | Nottingham | 10 Jun 1948 |
| 7 | L Hutton | 202* | 2 | v West Indies | The Oval | 12 Aug 1950 |
| 8 | L Hutton | 156* | 2 | v Australia | Adelaide | 02 Feb 1951 |
| 9 | DCS Compton | 158 | 1 | v South Africa | Manchester | 07 Jul 1955 |
| 10 | DL Amiss | 174 | 3 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 02 Feb 1974 |
| 11 | DL Amiss | 203 | 2 | v West Indies | The Oval | 12 Aug 1976 |
| 12 | DW Randall | 174 | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 12 Mar 1977 |
| 13 | GA Hick | 178 | 1 | v India | Wankhede | 19 Feb 1993 |
| 14 | JP Crawley | 156* | 1 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 27 Aug 1998 |
| 15 | MP Vaughan | 177 | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 21 Nov 2002 |
| 16 | ME Trescothick | 193 | 2 | v Pakistan | Multan | 12 Nov 2005 |
| 17 | PD Collingwood | 206 | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 01 Dec 2006 |
| 18 | KP Pietersen | 158 | 1 | v Australia | Adelaide | 01 Dec 2006 |
| 19 | AN Cook | 176 | 3 | v India | Ahmedabad | 15 Nov 2012 |
| 20 | JE Root | 180* | 2 | v India | Lord’s | 12 Aug 2021 |
| 21 | JE Root | 153* | 1 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 24 Feb 2023 |
| 22 | HC Brook | 186 | 1 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 24 Feb 2023 |
| 23 | BA Stokes | 155 | 4 | v Australia | Lord’s | 28 Jun 2023 |
| 24 | BM Duckett | 153 | 2 | v India | Rajkot | 15 Feb 2024 |
| 25 | OJ Pope | 154 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 06 Sep 2024 |
OJ Pope scored 154 in the first innings of the just conclude test against Sri Lanka at The Oval was in losing cause as Sri Lanka won the test by eight wickets to provide the 25th occasion of England batsman’s 150 plus scores in an innings going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ME Trescothick | 193 | 2 | v Pakistan | Multan | 12 Nov 2005 |
| 2 | AN Cook | 176 | 3 | v India | Ahmedabad | 15 Nov 2012 |
| 3 | JE Root | 180* | 2 | v India | Lord’s | 12 Aug 2021 |
| 4 | BA Stokes | 155 | 4 | v Australia | Lord’s | 28 Jun 2023 |
| 5 | OJ Pope | 154 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 06 Sep 2024 |