[5] He made his first-class debut on 28 March 2017 for Surrey against Oxford MCCU as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures.

[10] Pope went on to score 994 runs, including 3 centuries, and even received a commendation in the New South Wales parliament for his on & off-field exploits from MP Chris Patterson, who was the club's vice-president.

[12] Pope's success continued into 2019, as he was the highest-scoring Surrey batter in their first-class season with 812 runs at an average of 101, including 3 centuries, across only 9 innings.

[13] Pope re-entered the Surrey side for nine matches of the 2021 County Championship after the Covid disrupted 2020 season, scoring 861 runs at an average of 78.27, including totals of 245 against Leicestershire and a career-best 274 against Glamorgan.

[22] Although Roy was eventually passed fit to play, this saw Pope back in the International picture and a month later he was called up to the England Test squad to face New Zealand.

[26][27] On 17 June 2020, Pope was included in England's 30-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the Test series against the West Indies.

[46] In the second innings of the first test match of the series, he played a match-winning knock of 196 runs which is the fourth highest score by an Englishman in India.

[48] When Ben Stokes was injured prior to England's series against Sri Lanka, Pope stepped up from vice-captain to lead the side in those three matches.

[49] Veteran cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Brett Lee and Kevin Pietersen have compared Pope's technique to that of Ian Bell.