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England crush Zimbabwe by an innings and 45 runs: men’s cricket Test, day three – as it happened

Over-by-over report: England defeated Zimbabwe inside three days, with Shoaib Bashir taking six wickets to finish off the tourists

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2025

‘My happy place’: Shoaib Bashir’s delight after taking historic 50th Test wicket

The spinner became the youngest player to reach the landmark for England after taking three for 62 in the first innings against Zimbabwe

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2025

Bennett scores Zimbabwe’s fastest Test century before England regain grip

Zimbabwe lost two late wickets in the final session at Trent Bridge after providing a tough workout for England’s attack for much of day two

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2025

The new-ball burst that showed why England rate Sam Cook highly

Given the new ball on debut, the Essex seamer extracted Zimbabwe’s Ben Curran and beat the bat several more times on a placid pitch

The Independent UK · May 23, 2025

England enforce follow-on as Zimbabwe close the day two down still 270 runs behind – as it happened

England hold a 270 run lead after enforcing the follow on and claiming 12 wickets across the day.

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2025

Zimbabwe come in from cold but left crying for help at early signs of mismatch

Tourists are in England for first time in 22 years and faced dual threats of hostile batting and cold weather

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2025

‘I’m the right man’: Zak Crawley ignores pressure with century against Zimbabwe

Zak Crawley’s place is thought to be under threat from Jacob Bethell but he responded with a hundred and said: ‘I’ve been made a better player by people around me’

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2025

Zak Crawley feels like ‘part of the team again’ after Trent Bridge century

Crawley hit 124 as the hosts powered to 498 for three on day one.

The Independent UK · May 22, 2025

Ollie Pope scores century as England set new record in dominant win over Zimbabwe

England make light-work of Zimbabwe in first meeting between the nations for 22 years

Evening Standard · May 22, 2025

Ollie Pope smashes 169 off Zimbabwe to show England selectors his class

Under-pressure No 3 hit his eighth Test century as England scored 498 for three on the first day of the one-off Test at Trent Bridge against Zimbabwe

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2025