England vs Zimbabwe test day 1 highlights 2025

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00:00the outfield looking very parched the pitch dry Zimbabwe having won the toss

00:16and electing to bowl this morning so it's Ben Duckett clouds overhead said

00:23it's quite fresh some hands in pocket so we might not see a huge amount of swing

00:26today duck it gets his first boundary through the offside in Gaurava too short

00:35again well played that nicely because the threat from Muzeran Barney is the bounce

00:49lovely from Crawley it was full and wide but he leaned into it with great elegance England 26

00:58driven on the up driven away for a boundary

01:06that's nicely timed he's very strong off his hip and the outfield as he knows

01:17having played at this ground for a number of years now will do the rest

01:21short pulled away with conviction things are looking ominous for Zimbabwe

01:30beautiful drive on the up as he likes

01:40raining boundaries at Trent Bridge at the moment as it often does at this ground

01:44and again and a man had come in that short mid wicket but duck it pierces it through the

01:53leg side 50 up for England

02:01go straight between those two men and onto the wicket ends of the nets

02:05little bit of glove on that and fine leg have gone wider because of the previous boundaries

02:15that is another one

02:17oh through short extra cover went underneath him and away for four

02:26that's Zach Crawley at his best all swinging swinging away allowing that room

02:36test matches talk about batters

02:40down the ground muscled from Ben Dukas

02:49lovely again a tad full but Crawley there using his height to his absolute advantage

03:01flashed away flashed over the slips they're pretty thin there in the slip cordon but

03:05unless it was Muzurbani fielding there no one was getting that

03:09England move to 92 with that last duck it to 50 he's 51 from 47 we've had 17

03:15well that man is wide because of the odd dimensions of this ground so

03:23duck it just sits back

03:27wasn't necessarily short but duck it will just sit on the back foot and play that

03:35away through the offside on a bouncy pitch

03:3750 for Zach Crawley

03:49did well to reach that

03:55Ben Dukat put the toe end of the bat on it

03:59flashed away down to third man for four Anderson moving aside and he would be a ready-made

04:04two fielders who shouldn't have been able to slide a cigarette paper between and both dived and missed it and it's four

04:16edged in the gap

04:21that's a shame because that was a really good over

04:24and he is cross

04:26reverse and reverse fine

04:32there is a man out there for that shot because everyone knows duck it loves playing it

04:40hard sweep really hard sweep nailed for a boundary an expensive over

04:49finds the gap beautifully through that offside another boundary

04:54a fifth test match hundred for Ben Dukat and a hundred that has been as easy as you like a memorable one for him on his home ground

05:08nice to play by Zach Crawley who just gave himself a little bit of room it was slightly short from Zikanda Raza

05:16that's just flashes past mid wicket it wasn't that far away from Zikanda Raza diving away to his right

05:30work to round the leg side another boundary

05:34no chance for the fielder down at fine leg

05:38the play of the spot

05:40yeah great shot

05:43you have to say it was there to be put away

05:46my word

05:50my word

05:51that's just about the shot of the day

05:54Dukat having cut

05:56hard to point

05:58two balls earlier just seven rounds of the championship have been blessed with good weather

06:02four more

06:04Dukat really motoring now

06:07wonderful

06:12we've seen some spectacular drives from Zach Crawley we've seen it throughout his career and he's peeled off another one right there

06:19well he won't need to if he bowls there because that is just an absolute gift it's a gift whatever field

06:26you position but with that gap as Stuart Broad was explaining

06:30pulled away and deliberately hit for six

06:35so Mataveira has not started well short wide cut through the offside for four

06:43Kaur to catch it Dukat can't believe it

06:48he slams the bat into his pad

06:51he has whacked that straighter extra cover

06:54it is Ben Curran who's taken a very easy catch Zimbabwe do have their break

07:00it's a good one

07:02oh

07:04and then gets a gift to get off the mark cut away through point fast fast outfield as it always is at Trent Bridge

07:10Pope is underway

07:12trying to challenge his stomachs

07:15well he tried and got a bit straight and that's very clinically put away so Pope up and running very quickly

07:23after that little scare with his first delivery lines

07:27well he fiddles it down to third man quite regularly Oli Pope with some risk attached and that wasn't a million miles away from Brian Bennett

07:36there

07:46Guess the ball away through the covers again

07:48Here is 21 off 10 within a game.

07:59It's in using it.

08:02Lovely over pitch from the tall Masurabani and Popas leapt onto that.

08:09He's raced to 26 from 16.

08:16Uppercut.

08:18Done very easily, very skillfully, but very easily in the end.

08:22Another boundary for Oli Pope, his sixth.

08:25England racing long to 264 for one.

08:30It's hit ferociously hard.

08:35Ball reached mid-wicket boundary in a flash.

08:38He's getting a bit of a rest in.

08:40Cut, dare I say it, away.

08:53Nudged away, fine.

08:54Another boundary to Oli Pope.

08:57New Oli Pope.

08:59He's looked busy.

09:05Moves Oli Pope.

09:07To his 16th test match 50.

09:10Off just 48 balls.

09:12A bit of width on offer and Pope goes at it.

09:22Four and a bit.

09:27Quick on to length and pulled away.

09:29One bounce, four.

09:32Nailed to the 5.6.

09:36And then you get Crawley down the other end, who plays a glorious cover drive along the ground all the way.

09:46Crawley on 99.

09:48A bit of a leading edge.

09:53But it's going to take him to a test match 100.

09:57His fifth test match 100 first.

10:01Since Australia at Old Trafford 2023.

10:05And he will be absolutely thrilled.

10:11Flicked in the air.

10:13Safe.

10:14And has gone all the way for six.

10:17For a moment.

10:19I thought Pope had made a mistake.

10:25Oh, misfielded.

10:28Struck nicely.

10:29And races away for four.

10:31Frustration.

10:36Crawley.

10:38Driving firmly and beautifully through the offside.

10:40I mean, I can think of.

10:43Times past where.

10:45Ringling.

10:48Well, pulled away.

10:50And will race away to.

10:55That's got to be really close.

10:57Yeah, gone.

10:59Look straight.

11:01And the umpire agreed.

11:02Sikandar Raza.

11:13What is close to the back to confirm all reds please.

11:19Stand by and let you know you are a spin maker situation.

11:22Yeah, looked out.

11:24Was out.

11:25Zimbabwean fans have something to cheer about.

11:31Sharp.

11:32As Joe Root pounds that short delivery through.

11:35Extra cover off the back foot.

11:36Apologies if there was a little bit.

11:41Put away again.

11:42Another boundary.

11:43Not good enough from.

11:44Wesley Madiveri.

11:47Too short.

11:48Too wide.

11:49Although on this occasion.

11:50Just gave himself a hint of room.

11:51Ollie Pope.

11:52Even for.

11:54He's got to wait.

11:55And this out for being as dry and as quick as it is.

11:58That's.

11:59Not worth the chase.

12:00A deft touch from Ollie Pope.

12:01He moves to 99.

12:05Pope on 99.

12:07Yeah.

12:08Gets it through.

12:09Beautiful shot.

12:10We've seen that several times today.

12:11Just creates a little bit of room.

12:13A back foot punch takes Ollie Pope to an excellent hundred.

12:17And you have to say a much needed one.

12:20No miss.

12:21No fuss.

12:23Applaud.

12:28Very clever.

12:29Very skillful.

12:30Look how Joe Root has just opened the face.

12:32That wasn't that short.

12:33Well, it certainly wasn't that wide.

12:35But such is the skill and class of Joe Root.

12:37He's opened the face.

12:38Flayed.

12:45Not for the first time.

12:46Off the back foot.

12:47Rear you would say.

12:54Finds the gap.

12:55Finds the fence.

12:56No.

12:57No.

12:58No.

13:04Well, that ball stayed down.

13:06Pope manages just to.

13:08Rail the bat downwards.

13:09Drop it on it.

13:11Get it all the way to third man for four.

13:13oh that is a peach

13:17slightly on the up not a half volley by any means

13:23glorious again down the ground from poke this time

13:31we've been treated today to some fine fine cricketing shots

13:38he's found the gap again it was aerial for a little while

13:45the beat serving at mid wicket beats the man out there on the fence

13:49in the air but four more

13:54again timing and placement absolutely perfect

14:00from ollie pope 80 overs are gone new ball is now available

14:05back on the point fence at this point

14:07on the middle of the back

14:11it's a long old chase

14:13which of anger

14:17uses the boot to good effect seven boundaries in the last 12 balls

14:22from ollie pope

14:24that's gone all the way just a little flick

14:30for a second you thought fine leg was in play

14:34but it is the shorter boundary had a ball

14:36pulled high pulled to fine leg do they have a wicket they do

14:42and it's joe root that's been bounced out

14:47tickle fine and it will go away for a boundary

14:53england won't get to 500 runs in a day

14:56but the skipper and his team will be absolutely thrilled

15:00first day of the test match summer for the men

15:04the men

15:08the men

15:09and in the men

15:11and

15:12the men

15:12that

15:13the men

15:18the men

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