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Washington Post
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
England declares on 565-6 early on Day 2 of test against Zimbabwe
NOTTINGHAM, England — England declared on 565-6 before lunch on Day 2 of the one-off test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge on Friday. Resuming on 498-3 after a dominant opening day in Nottingham, England quickly lost Ollie Pope for 171 after he added just two runs to his overnight unbeaten score.
Associated Press
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
England declares on 565-6 early on Day 2 of test against Zimbabwe
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — England declared on 565-6 before lunch on Day 2 of the one-off test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge on Friday. Resuming on 498-3 after a dominant opening day in Nottingham, England quickly lost Ollie Pope for 171 after he added just two runs to his overnight unbeaten score. Captain Ben Stokes fell for 9 and Harry Brook raced to a 50-ball 58 before getting bowled by Blessing Muzarabani — after which England declared. Jamie Smith was 4 not out. Muzarabani had figures of 3-143 in the first innings of the four-day test. The teams were meeting for the first time at test level in 22 years. ___ AP cricket:
Washington Post
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Top three batters hit test centuries as England reaches 498-3 against Zimbabwe
NOTTINGHAM, England — The top three batters hit centuries as England posted a mammoth score of 498-3 on the first day of a one-off test against Zimbabwe on Thursday. Openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley got their fifth test centuries while No. 3 batter Ollie Pope claimed his eighth ton and ended the day unbeaten on 169. Harry Brook was with him on nine.
CNA
22-05-2025
- Sport
- CNA
Duckett sparkles with century as England punish Zimbabwe
NOTTINGHAM, England :England opener Ben Duckett scored a rapid century on his home ground as he punished Zimbabwe's tame seam attack to help his side to 295 for one at tea on the opening day of the one-off four-day test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Thursday. Duckett smashed 140 from 134 balls before he was caught at cover by Ben Curran off the bowling of Wessly Madhevere, having put on an opening stand of 231 with Zak Crawley in 41.3 overs. Crawley, who has been short of test runs in recent times, will resume after tea on 93 from 139 balls, along with Ollie Pope, who has 49 from 46 deliveries. Zimbabwe's military medium pace, coupled with an inability to create pressure through a consistent line and length, allowed England's batters to make hay as the sun peaked out from behind overcast clouds in the afternoon. Left-hander Duckett reached his century from exactly 100 balls with 15 fours as he drove and cut the wayward visiting attack. He added two sixes before he was out to another innocuous delivery, rocking onto the back foot and slapping the short ball to a grateful Curran. There would be no let-up for the visitors when Pope came to the crease as he raced along at more than a run a ball. Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine won the toss and put England into bat, hoping the cloudy and cold morning conditions would force an early breakthrough. Zimbabwe's first test in England in more than 20 years represents a rare opportunity for the southern Africans to gauge themselves as the hosts prepare for the series against India before the Ashes in Australia. England handed a debut to seamer Sam Cook as well as a return to the test arena, after a two-year injury-enforced absence, for fellow fast bowler Josh Tongue.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Zimbabwe win toss and bowling first against England in their first test in 22 years
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Zimbabwe won the toss against England and chose to bowl first in their first cricket test in 22 years on Thursday at Trent Bridge. The one-off four-day match will start under overcast skies. Rain is in the forecast in the weekend. Advertisement England's Joe Root may have a chance on Thursday to become the fifth batter to reach 13,000 test runs. He needs only 28 more to join Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid. Fast bowler Sam Cook will make his test debut at 27 for England in an inexperienced attack. Fellow seamer Josh Tongue reappears after two years for his third test. Zimbabwe lost a warmup match against a County Select XI in Leicester last week and has brought in batting allrounder Sikandar Raza, after he was on duty for Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League. Raza will also provide the spin option after Zimbabwe chose four seamers. ___ Advertisement Lineups: England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith, Gus Atkinson, Sam Cook, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir. Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Craig Ervine (captain), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Wessley Madhevere, Tafadzwa Tsiga, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Tanaka Chivanga, Victor Nyauchi. ___ AP cricket:
