England vs Zimbabwe LIVE: Test, Trent Bridge, day one - cricket score, highlights & updates

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Root brings up 13,000 Test runs - only four batters have more
Duckett, Crawley and Pope all hit sparkling centuries
England openers put on 231 for first wicket
Essex bowler Cook making England debut
Zimbabwe win toss, One-off Test, Trent Bridge
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by Matthew Henry

Postpublished at 18:37 British Summer Time
There was gloom around early on which is what persuaded Zimbabwe to bowl first.
You could see the logic and England may have batted like this regardless. Zimbabwe just didn't get enough deliveries in the right area in the first session.
It meant Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley but on 231 for the first wicket.
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Duckett's back foot shot goes through extra cover for four
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'Lovely shot!' - Duckett hits two fours in one over
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Duckett hits four over slip to bring up half-century
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Crawley reaches half-century mark to give England strong start to innings
Postpublished at 18:35 British Summer Time
Vic Marks
Former England spinner on Test Match Special
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Duckett scores 140 to put England in charge of Zimbabwe Test
It was always liable to be a one-sided contest with the ball.
498-3 is a substantial score. I don't know how much these runs mean for the England players.
Interval - Eng 498-3published at 88 overs
Pope 169, Brook 10
As dominant a day as you could wish to see ends with one final boundary.
Ollie Pope walks off with 169 runs to his name. Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley got hundreds too.
Eng 493-3published at 87.4 overs
Oooft. Ollie Pope is almost bowled by Tanaka Chivanga as the ball cuts back.
Two balls to go...
Postpublished at 18:30 British Summer Time
Vic Marks
Former England spinner on Test Match Special
That was a lovely shot, but it wasn't a great ball.
When Ollie Pope gets in he plays with such great authority.
Eng 492-3published at 87 overs
As Ollie Pope and Harry Brook clobber a boundary apiece, the clock at the ground is showing 18:30 but that seems a little hasty.
There will be one more over in the day.
Eng 486-3published at 86 overs
Pope 163, Brook 4
This is already the most runs scored on day one of a Test in England but Ollie Pope and Harry Brook are going to have to get a wriggle on if they are going to 500.
Brook has come out in a watchful manner. A push for a couple is followed by solid defence.
Postpublished at 18:21 British Summer Time
Joe Root wasn't impressed with himself after this...
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Root caught by Williams at fine leg for 34
Eng 483-3published at 85 overs
Pope 162, Brook 2
Blessing Muzarabani will be a handful when he goes to the IPL after this match. He is into his 19th over of the day, it's late on and his team have been given the run around but still manages to get the ball to climb and thud into the wicketkeeper's gloves during this maiden.
How's stat?!published at 18:18 British Summer Time
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
Great reward for Blessing Muzarabani who has been Zimbabwe’s best seamer today and the only one to take a wicket. He’s been their fastest bowler through the air (top speed 87mph) and has found more movement off the pitch (0.7°) than any other Zimbabwe seamer.
Postpublished at 18:17 British Summer Time
Vic Marks
Former England spinner on Test Match Special
Image source, Reuters
Blessing Muzarabani has got a wicket and he deserves one. He is the Zimbabwe bowler with the greatest potential.
He remains the leading wicket-taker in the world in 2025.
Eng 483-3published at 84 overs
Pope 162, Brook 2
As we've said, there's no Richard Ngarava to bowl here after his back issues.
Victor Nyauchi is sharing the new ball but has had a tough day, conceding 103 runs from 18 overs.
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So... how long before people start saying Joe Root should be dropped for only scoring 30 against 'sub-standard' opposition? After all, if this match is no warm-up for India, that's a shocking failure from the lad...
Chris, feeling sarcastic, in Coventry
Presumably Root makes way for Bethell then?
Stuart (Broughton Ferry)
Postpublished at 18:11 British Summer Time
England have resisted the temptation to send in a nighthawk. Harry Brook emerges with 20 minutes to go in the day.
Postpublished at 18:10 British Summer Time
Vic Marks
Former England spinner on Test Match Special
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Joe Root has top-edged that.
The headline writers have finally got their man: 'Root fails at Trent Bridge today!'
A new ball and it comes a bit quicker off the pitch. A straightforward catch.
WICKETpublished at 82.3 overs
Root c Williams b Muzarabani 34 (Eng 479-3)
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Root caught by Williams at fine leg for 34
The run of centurions is over. Joe Root is not going to get there.
He has top edged Blessing Muzarabani down to fine leg and has to stomp off.
Postpublished at 18:07 British Summer Time
Vic Marks
Former England spinner on Test Match Special
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'Really well struck!' - Pope hits six towards deep backward square leg
Ollie Pope has been as fluent as Ben Duckett.
Zak Crawley went a bit slow, but he just needed to get some runs. It has been the plainest sailing I can in a Test match for some time.
Eng 476-2published at 82 overs
Pope 159, Root 33
Harry Brook has his pads on and Ben Duckett is in shorts. I think that ends any discussion of a declaration tonight.
Postpublished at 18:03 British Summer Time
Vic Marks
Former England spinner on Test Match Special
I could drool! I think Joe Root was drooling. How did Ollie Pope get so far underneath it when it was down leg side?
Eng 475-2published at 81.1 overs
Flicked for six! Ollie Pope did well to reach it the ball was so far down the leg side.

England v Zimbabwe

England 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Crawley,leg before wicket, bowled Raza Crawley, leg before wicket, bowled Raza	124	171	103	14	0	282	72.51
Duckett,caught Curran, bowled Madhevere Duckett, caught Curran, bowled Madhevere	140	134	74	20	2	188	104.48
batting,Pope,not out batting, Pope, not out	169	163	87	24	2	189	103.68
Root,caught Williams, bowled Muzarabani Root, caught Williams, bowled Muzarabani	34	44	21	3	0	69	77.27
batting,Brook,not out batting, Brook, not out	9	18	13	1	0	23	50.00
Extras, no balls 2, wides 5, byes 6, leg byes 9, total 22 Extras, no balls 2, wides 5, byes 6, leg byes 9, total 22
Total,498 for 3 88.0 overs Total,498 for 3 88.0 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Ngarava	9.0	1	42	0	35	0	0	7	0	4.66
Muzarabani	20.0	3	111	1	69	0	0	16	0	5.55
Chivanga, bowling	12.0	0	83	0	42	2	1	11	1	6.91
Nyauchi	18.0	0	103	0	62	0	0	13	2	5.72
Raza	24.0	1	93	1	81	0	0	8	0	3.87
Madhevere	3.0	0	34	1	5	0	0	5	1	11.33
Bennett	2.0	0	17	0	4	0	0	2	0	8.50

Fall of wicket	Batter
231 for 1 (41.3 overs)	Duckett
368 for 2 (65.1 overs)	Crawley
479 for 3 (82.4 overs)	Root

home team, England

Zak Crawley
Ben Duckett
Ollie Pope
Joe Root
Harry Brook
Ben Stokes , Captain
Jamie Smith , Wicket Keeper
Gus Atkinson
Josh Tongue
Sam Cook
Shoaib Bashir

away team, Zimbabwe

Brian Bennett
Ben Curran
Craig Ervine , Captain
Sean Williams
Sikandar Raza
Wesley Madhevere
Tafadzwa Tsiga , Wicket Keeper
Richard Ngarava
Blessing Muzarabani
Tanaka Chivanga
Victor Nyauchi

England
Zimbabwe

home team, England

Zak Crawley
Ben Duckett
Ollie Pope
Joe Root
Harry Brook
Ben Stokes , Captain
Jamie Smith , Wicket Keeper
Gus Atkinson
Josh Tongue
Sam Cook
Shoaib Bashir

Start Time:: 11:00
Toss:: Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to field
Venue:: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Officials:: Allahudien Paleker, Kumar Dharmasena, Ahsan Raza, Jeff Crowe, Russell Warren

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England v Zimbabwe

England 1st Innings

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home team, England

Starting lineup

away team, Zimbabwe

Starting lineup

home team, England

Starting lineup

away team, Zimbabwe

Starting lineup