ENG vs ZIM, One-off Test: Bashir strikes as England thrashes Zimbabwe by an innings

England hammered Zimbabwe by an innings and 45 runs in a one-off Test at Trent Bridge on Saturday. Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir took a Test-best 6-81 as Zimbabwe, following-on, was dismissed for 255 on the third day in what was the African nation’s first Test in England in 22 years. Bashir’s second five-wicket haul at Trent … Read more

ENG vs ZIM Day 3 LIVE SCORE, One-off Test: England reduces Zimbabwe to 37/2 after enforcing follow-on

Welcome to Sportstar’s live updates of Day 3 of the one-off Test between England and Zimbabwe, being played at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. ENG vs ZIM One-Off Test – Scorecard ENG vs ZIM Test: Day 2 Report Ben Stokes struck twice on his return to Test cricket as England enforced follow-on against Zimbabwe at Trent … Read more

ENG vs ZIM, One-off Test: Zimbabwe centurion Bennett says Trent Bridge ‘war cries’ remind him of home

Zimbabwe’s Brian Bennett said he felt as if he was back in Harare after a loyal band of travelling fans cheered him all the way to a record-breaking century in a one-off Test against England at Trent Bridge on Friday. The opener, in what is Zimbabwe’s first Test in England in 22 years, struck a … Read more

ENG vs ZIM, One-off Test: Stokes strikes as England forces Zimbabwe to follow on

Ben Stokes struck twice on his return to Test cricket as England enforced follow-on against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge on Friday despite a record-breaking century from Brian Bennett. Zimbabwe was dismissed for just 265 after tea on the second day of the four-day match, exactly 300 runs behind England’s first-innings mammoth 565-6 declared. England captain … Read more

ENG vs ZIM Day 2 LIVE Score, One-off Test: England holds upper hand against Zimbabwe; Pope unbeaten on 169

Welcome to Sportstar’s live score of Day 2 of the one-off Test between England and Zimbabwe being played at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. ENG vs ZIM Test: Day 1 Report England’s top three of Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope all made hundreds as they piled on the agony for a hapless Zimbabwe in … Read more

First-innings injury substitutes should be allowed to bat and bowl, says former England captain Vaughan

Former England captain Michael Vaughan said substitutes who replace injured players in the first innings of a Test should be able to bat and bowl for the remainder of the contest instead of being restricted to fielding duties. Under the current laws of the game, injured players can be replaced during a match, but the … Read more

ENG vs ZIM: Top three hit hundreds as England runs riot against Zimbabwe

England’s top three of Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope all made hundreds as they piled on the agony for a hapless Zimbabwe in a one-off four-day Test in Nottingham on Thursday. At stumps on the first day at Trent Bridge, an utterly dominant England was 498 for three after number three Pope top-scored … Read more

ENG vs ZIM: Joe Root becomes fastest player to score 13,000 Test runs

Joe Root became the fastest player to score 13000 runs in Test cricket during England’s One-off Test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge on Thursday. Root reached the milestone in his 153rd innings, overtaking Jacques Kallis’ record of achieving the mark in his 159th outing. Ahead of the game, Root needed 28 runs to reach the … Read more

ENG vs ZIM Day 1 LIVE Score, One-off Test: Duckett, Crawley open for England; Zimbabwe wins toss, opts to bowl

Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of Day 1 of the one-off Test between England and Zimbabwe being played at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. LIVE SCORE TOSS UPDATE Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to bowl against England. PLAYING XIs England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), … Read more

ENG vs ZIM: Ben Stokes wants to take England to No 1 in Test rankings, doubles down on WTC structure criticism

England captain Ben Stokes, who leads his side in one-off Test against Zimbabwe on Thursday, has challenged his players to make the jump from second in the Test world rankings to first. It is now more than a decade since Andrew Strauss was the last England skipper to take the team to the summit, back … Read more