March 18 (Reuters) - England batter Ollie Pope ⁠said he remains hopeful of returning to the national test side after accepting that ⁠his omission following a poor Ashes series was the right call.

Pope was dropped ‌after managing just 125 runs in six innings during England's 4-1 Ashes defeat to Australia in January, with Jacob Bethell replacing him at number three for the last two tests.