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Ollie Pope, England batsman and top scorer in the ongoing 4th Test doesn’t know how Daniel Jarvis — also known as Jarvo 69– is able to invade the pitch during the ongoing Test match against India.

‘Jarvo 69’, who invaded the pitch on the second day of the ongoing fourth Test between India and England at the Kennington Oval on Friday has been arrested on suspicion of assault as he collided with Jonny Bairstow.

Pitch invader Jarvo collides with Jonny Bairstow AFP/Getty Images

Ollie Pope Who Scored 81 Doesn’t Know How Jarvo Got On The Pitch Again

The incident took place during the 34th over of the England innings which was being bowled by Umesh Yadav and the match had to be halted for five minutes. Ollie Pope said Jarvo’s appearance didn’t affect him as he only focused on his batting even between the breaks.

“Jarvo has made a few appearances this series. I don’t know how he’s got on the pitch again, to be honest; I try to stay in my bubble and don’t let it affect me. Just block it out,” said Ollie Pope in a virtual press conference.

“He just stops the play for five minutes every time he comes on. You’ve just got to try and block it out. The art of batting is to switch on and off – you try to switch off in between. Whatever happens before or between balls, I try to get into a good place for that next ball,” Ollie Pope added.

It was the third time in the series Jarvis has run onto the pitch. While it is understood that, on at least one previous occasion, the club involved simply ejected him from the ground, stewards at The Kia Oval held him until police arrived to make his arrest.

His appearance was greeted, in general, by groans and boos from a full-house crowd who were enjoying an absorbing day’s cricket. Surrey is understood to be disappointed as anyone was able to enter the playing area and is conducting a review of the incident.

Ollie Pope Recognized That One Has To Adapt Game Accordingly

Ollie Pope rescued England from 53/4 as he scored a gutsy 81-run knock before the hosts were folded for 290.

Talking about his knock, the England batsman said, “I have watched how Rooty [Joe Root] has played in this series, how he’s gone about it. Had good conversations with coaches and senior players; I think I recognized that the Indian attack is very skilled. Their main course is to attack that knee roll.”

“As a batter, you’re going to get out somehow whether the team is attacking the fifth stump as much as they can or whether they attack the knee roll as much as they can. I recognised that you’ve got to adapt your game accordingly. That’s what I’ve done; probably decided a couple of weeks ago that that was how I was going to go about my business,” he added.

After bundling out England, Indian openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul took India to stumps at 43/0. The visitors are still trailing by 56 runs. India was 43-0 in their second innings at stumps, a deficit of 56 runs. Rohit Sharma was 20 not out and KL Rahul 22 not out, with this intriguing five-match series level at 1-1.

On the 3rd day, India progressed to 82 for no loss in 32 overs as Rory Burns dropped Rohit Sharma again, but it was a tough chance. England has dropped as many as 6 chances during this Test. Rohit Sharma is unbeaten on 36 while KL Rahul is unbeaten on 45.