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Zimbabwe (Probable XI): Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Sean Williams, Craig Ervine (c), Wessly Madhevere, Nick Welch, Tafadzwa Tsiga (wk)/Clive Madande (wk), Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Newman Nyamhuri, Blessing Muzarabani
England Playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Gus Atkinson, Sam Cook, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir
Preview by AkshayaKrishna Polya
Time for England Men's Test summer to unfurl as the Ben Stokes-led side takes on Zimbabwe in the only Test match at the iconic Trent Bridge, Nottingham, starting on Thursday (May 22). This won't be a five-day Test, and instead, it will be a four-day contest.
England have already announced their playing XI. There are no massive changes in the batting department, but there are some new names on the bowling front.
Ben Stokes is back after a long injury break and will lead England's red-ball outfit. He had a bad hamstring injury in New Zealand in December 2024 and was out of action for a few months. He will bat at number 6, and is expected to fulfil the fourth seamer's duty in the line-up.
As usual, it's Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett to open, with Ollie Pope not having to don the gloves is back at number three. Yorkshiremen and run machines - Joe Root and Harry Brook will bat at their usual positions ahead of Stokes.
Wicketkeeper batter Jamie Smith is back in the set-up after he missed England's previous tour to New Zealand due to paternity leave. Since Smith has returned, England haven't selected Jacob Bethell, who had an impressive tour to New Zealand and is now in India playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL.
Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue, who is back for the first time since the Ashes 2023 as he has now fully recovered from a series of injuries and Sam Cook, who will make his Test debut in Nottingham, are the three pacers in the bowling unit alongside the off-spinner Shoaib Bashir. Matthew Potts didn't make the cut for England's first XI of the summer.
Cook plays for Essex in the County set-up and has picked up 321 First-Class wickets in 89 matches. Apart from Cook, Jordan Cox also received a call-up, but he was unfortunately ruled out of the Test match due to an abdominal muscle injury. Somerset's James Rew was named as Cox's replacement, but he has to wait for his turn in the playing XI.
This one-off Test is a good indication of where England's Test side is at home, with a five-match long series coming up against India in June.
Joe Root needs just 28 runs to become only the fifth batter after Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid to reach 13,000 in Tests.
Although Zimbabwe don't find themselves in the World Test Championship, they have many more Tests lined up than they were playing in the last few years. Zimbabwe are fresh from a famous Test win versus Bangladesh, although not being able to win the series, with the two teams sharing the two-match series. The Chevrons will also play Tests against South Africa and New Zealand later this year.
The last time Zimbabwe played a Test in England was in 2003 and that was when James Anderson began his journey in English whites. Decades have rolled over, and Anderson is still playing red-ball cricket for Lancashire despite hanging up his boots in the international arena.
There are four changes made to Zimbabwe's squad that toured Bangladesh. Star all-rounder Sikandar Raza returns to the side, replacing Johnathan Campbell, while Clive Madande is back from injury to take over from Nyasha Mayavo as the back-up wicketkeeper. Pacer Newman Nyamhuri is back in place of leg-spinner Vincent Masekesa, with the team opting for an extra fast bowler in light of the expected seam-friendly conditions in England. Trevor Gwandu has been ruled out with a left groin strain, and Tanaka Chivanga has been named in as a replacement.
Sikandar Raza is currently playing in a franchise league and won't be available for selection.
Zimbabwe will depend on Craig Ervine, Sean Williams and Brian Bennett for the runs, while Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava and Wellington Masakadza will be key operators with the ball. There are a few youngsters and inexperienced players in the set-up who have shone decently in recent times. Muzarabani has been amongst the wickets in the recently concluded Test series and the lanky pacer is expected to lead the visitors' pace attack.
County Select XI had hammered Zimbabwe's main team in the warm-up in the lead-up to this historic red-ball game, but there were plenty of positives to take for the touring party.
A big task lies ahead for Zimbabwe. Can they spring a surprise and pull off a miracle at Trent Bridge? To find out, join us at 2:30 PM IST and 10 AM Local Time on Thursday for the live coverage of Day 1...
Time for England Men's Test summer to unfurl as the Ben Stokes-led side takes on Zimbabwe in the only Test match at the iconic Trent Bridge, Nottingham, starting on Thursday (May 22). This won't be a five-day Test, and instead, it will be a four-day contest.
England have already announced their playing XI. There are no massive changes in the batting department, but there are some new names on the bowling front.
Ben Stokes is back after a long injury break and will lead England's red-ball outfit. He had a bad hamstring injury in New Zealand in December 2024 and was out of action for a few months. He will bat at number 6, and is expected to fulfil the fourth seamer's duty in the line-up.
As usual, it's Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett to open, with Ollie Pope not having to don the gloves is back at number three. Yorkshiremen and run machines - Joe Root and Harry Brook will bat at their usual positions ahead of Stokes.
Wicketkeeper batter Jamie Smith is back in the set-up after he missed England's previous tour to New Zealand due to paternity leave. Since Smith has returned, England haven't selected Jacob Bethell, who had an impressive tour to New Zealand and is now in India playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL.
Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue, who is back for the first time since the Ashes 2023 as he has now fully recovered from a series of injuries and Sam Cook, who will make his Test debut in Nottingham, are the three pacers in the bowling unit alongside the off-spinner Shoaib Bashir. Matthew Potts didn't make the cut for England's first XI of the summer.
Cook plays for Essex in the County set-up and has picked up 321 First-Class wickets in 89 matches. Apart from Cook, Jordan Cox also received a call-up, but he was unfortunately ruled out of the Test match due to an abdominal muscle injury. Somerset's James Rew was named as Cox's replacement, but he has to wait for his turn in the playing XI.
This one-off Test is a good indication of where England's Test side is at home, with a five-match long series coming up against India in June.
Joe Root needs just 28 runs to become only the fifth batter after Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid to reach 13,000 in Tests.
Although Zimbabwe don't find themselves in the World Test Championship, they have many more Tests lined up than they were playing in the last few years. Zimbabwe are fresh from a famous Test win versus Bangladesh, although not being able to win the series, with the two teams sharing the two-match series. The Chevrons will also play Tests against South Africa and New Zealand later this year.
The last time Zimbabwe played a Test in England was in 2003 and that was when James Anderson began his journey in English whites. Decades have rolled over, and Anderson is still playing red-ball cricket for Lancashire despite hanging up his boots in the international arena.
There are four changes made to Zimbabwe's squad that toured Bangladesh. Star all-rounder Sikandar Raza returns to the side, replacing Johnathan Campbell, while Clive Madande is back from injury to take over from Nyasha Mayavo as the back-up wicketkeeper. Pacer Newman Nyamhuri is back in place of leg-spinner Vincent Masekesa, with the team opting for an extra fast bowler in light of the expected seam-friendly conditions in England. Trevor Gwandu has been ruled out with a left groin strain, and Tanaka Chivanga has been named in as a replacement.
Sikandar Raza is currently playing in a franchise league and won't be available for selection.
Zimbabwe will depend on Craig Ervine, Sean Williams and Brian Bennett for the runs, while Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava and Wellington Masakadza will be key operators with the ball. There are a few youngsters and inexperienced players in the set-up who have shone decently in recent times. Muzarabani has been amongst the wickets in the recently concluded Test series and the lanky pacer is expected to lead the visitors' pace attack.
County Select XI had hammered Zimbabwe's main team in the warm-up in the lead-up to this historic red-ball game, but there were plenty of positives to take for the touring party.
A big task lies ahead for Zimbabwe. Can they spring a surprise and pull off a miracle at Trent Bridge? To find out, join us at 2:30 PM IST and 10 AM Local Time on Thursday for the live coverage of Day 1...
Head-to-Head in Tests:
Matches Played: 6
England Won: 3
Drawn: 3
Matches Played: 6
England Won: 3
Drawn: 3
Zimbabwe Squad: Craig Ervine (c), Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Tanaka Chivanga, Clive Madande (wk), Wessly Madhevere, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Newman Nyamhuri, Victor Nyauchi, Sikandar Raza, Tafadzwa Tsiga (wk), Nicholas Welch, Sean Williams
England squad: Ben Stokes (c), Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook, Sam Cook, James Rew (wk), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (wk), Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wk), Josh Tongue
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