Lloyd Pope seeks tips from Swepson, distances himself from Warne comparisons – Wide World of Sports

Leg-spin prospect Lloyd Pope says he’ll seek out Test pick Mitchell Swepson for advice on surviving – then thriving – in Sheffield Shield cricket.
Pope, 21, copped wildly premature comparisons to Shane Warne when he starred as an Australian junior international and has done a tough apprenticeship in senior cricket.
He has played four Sheffield Shield matches for South Australia this season, taking 5-164 in his first hit-out against Western Australia but then battling for traction.
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