'I don't like Pope as England captain' - Vaughan

England stand-in skipper Ollie Pope is "not nan benignant of personality" who should beryllium starring nan team, says Michael Vaughan.

Pope, 26, is covering for nan injured Ben Stokes, but his shape pinch nan bat has suffered - pinch 3 single-figure scores to his sanction since taking over.

On nan first time of nan 2nd Test against Sri Lanka astatine Lord's, Pope was caught disconnected an disfigured propulsion for only 1 - a changeable that erstwhile England skipper Sir Alastair Cook said was "one of a feline who was connected 120".

Vaughan, who led England successful 51 Tests, believes nan frenetic quality of Pope's innings should interest nan hosts.

"I don't for illustration him arsenic nan captain," Vaughan told nan Test Match Special podcast. "He's not nan benignant of characteristic I'd want arsenic nan England captain.

"He's rather an insecure quality being - a awesome squad feline and personification but throwing nan captaincy connected him has added nan pressure. He was doing awesome astatine number three.

"Harry Brook for maine is an England skipper successful nan making. I don't spot Ollie Pope arsenic that person."

Pope, who averages 34 successful his 48 Tests, has grounded to make it past nan 20th shot successful 38% of his Test innings, though does mean 41.5 astatine number three.

Vaughan, who batted astatine number 3 for ample parts of his Test career, said that position should beryllium to "the calmest subordinate successful nan team", and believes Pope should activity connected uncovering a method to calm his nerves earlier he bats.

"He has looked truthful frantic for specified a bully player," added Vaughan. "I’m amazed that pinch each nan psychologists and nan backroom unit that England person that they can’t conscionable calm him down a small spot and springiness him much of an opportunity.

"Look astatine Joe Root, who has nan astir astonishing mentality. He comes retired to bat pinch an astonishing routine: he stretches and touches his toes, gets his legs going and sprints on. I don’t cognize if I look astatine Ollie Pope and spot a regular aliases a process."

The time belonged to Root aft his sublime 143 lifted England from 42-2 to 358-7 astatine nan close.

It was his 33rd Test period and moves him level pinch Sir Alastair Cook connected nan database of astir tons for England.

Root dedicated his innings to his batting mentor Graham Thorpe, who died earlier this month, and says he has spoken to Pope astir nan challenges of separating batting from captaincy.

"There's not overmuch to it really, you conscionable spell retired and play," said Root.

"It's truthful easy to make it thing erstwhile it isn't astatine all. He seems to beryllium successful a really bully spot pinch it.

"That's much of a storyline for you guys [the media] to play astir with. But for him, it's conscionable business arsenic usual. I don't deliberation it's a large deal."