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.
Vic Marks
Former England spinner on Test Match Special
Image source, ReutersBlessing 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.
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)
England have resisted the temptation to send in a nighthawk. Harry Brook emerges with 20 minutes to go in the day.
Vic Marks
Former England spinner on Test Match Special
Image source, ReutersJoe 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.
Root c Williams b Muzarabani 34 (Eng 479-3)
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.
Vic Marks
Former England spinner on Test Match Special
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 remember in a Test match for some time.
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.
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?
Flicked for six! Ollie Pope did well to reach it the ball was so far down the leg side.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special
You drop me if you dare!
And now Ollie Pope passes 150 and the crowd rises.
It's his fourth score of 150 or more for England. England have a big decision to make.
Henry Olonga
Former Zimbabwe player on Test Match Special
Image source, ReutersYou can only play whoever is put in front of you, but surely a hundred against Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazelwood is tougher to get. There must be some kind of appreciation for that.
Oh that's brilliant.
Ollie Pope drives for four and then bends his knees and arches his back to lift the ball over the slips.
Image source, PA MediaJoe Root cuts the first delivery with this hard new ball for four. If you needed confirmation, there it is.
Zimbabwe have taken the new ball. Will England be cautious or attack it? I think we know the answer...
Jonathan Agnew
BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special
Is Ollie Pope's place really under threat?
You have got to perform at this level and be consistent. That's the key with Pope, that lack of consistency.
Pope 137, Root 28
Three more boundaries to Ollie Pope come in the rest of the over, bringing that 506 England made on day one into Pakistan into view.
The first is a glorious straight drive from England's number three. The third a dismissive swipe.
"Is his place really under threat?" asks Aggers on TMS.
Applause has gone around Trent Bridge but Joe Root doesn't seem to know why. It's his 13,000 Test run. He's only the fifth man to get there.
| 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 |
Pope,caught Tsiga, bowled Chivanga Pope, caught Tsiga, bowled Chivanga | 171 | 166 | 88 | 24 | 2 | 198 | 103.01 |
Root,caught Williams, bowled Muzarabani Root, caught Williams, bowled Muzarabani | 34 | 44 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 77.27 |
Brook,bowled Muzarabani Brook, bowled Muzarabani | 58 | 50 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 71 | 116.00 |
Stokes,caught Curran, bowled Muzarabani Stokes, caught Curran, bowled Muzarabani | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 69.23 |
Smith,not out Smith, not out | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 3, wides 6, byes 6, leg byes 10, total 25 Extras, no balls 3, wides 6, byes 6, leg byes 10, total 25 | |||||||
Total,565 for 6 declared 96.3 overs Total,565 for 6 declared 96.3 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 | 24.3 | 3 | 143 | 3 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 5.83 |
Chivanga | 16.0 | 0 | 117 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 7.31 |
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 |
502 for 4 (89.3 overs) | Pope |
548 for 5 (94.5 overs) | Stokes |
565 for 6 (96.3 overs) | Brook |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bennett,caught Pope, bowled Tongue Bennett, caught Pope, bowled Tongue | 139 | 143 | 93 | 26 | 0 | 229 | 97.20 |
Curran,caught Brook, bowled Cook Curran, caught Brook, bowled Cook | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 60.00 |
Ervine,caught Brook, bowled Bashir Ervine, caught Brook, bowled Bashir | 42 | 64 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 65.63 |
Williams,bowled Bashir Williams, bowled Bashir | 25 | 41 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 60.98 |
Raza,caught Smith, bowled Stokes Raza, caught Smith, bowled Stokes | 7 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 36.84 |
Madhevere,bowled Stokes Madhevere, bowled Stokes | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.00 |
Tsiga,bowled Bashir Tsiga, bowled Bashir | 22 | 49 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 44.90 |
Muzarabani,bowled Atkinson Muzarabani, bowled Atkinson | 12 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 50.00 |
Chivanga,leg before wicket, bowled Atkinson Chivanga, leg before wicket, bowled Atkinson | 2 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.53 |
Nyauchi,not out Nyauchi, not out | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 6, total 10 Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 6, total 10 | |||||||
Total,265 all out 63.2 overs Total,265 all out 63.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cook | 17.0 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.23 |
Atkinson | 13.2 | 2 | 58 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.35 |
Bashir | 16.4 | 2 | 62 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3.72 |
Tongue | 13.0 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.30 |
Stokes | 3.2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.30 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
31 for 1 (4.3 overs) | Curran |
96 for 2 (20.4 overs) | Ervine |
156 for 3 (32.3 overs) | Williams |
187 for 4 (38.2 overs) | Raza |
199 for 5 (40.6 overs) | Madhevere |
246 for 6 (54.3 overs) | Bennett |
251 for 7 (56.1 overs) | Tsiga |
258 for 8 (61.4 overs) | Chivanga |
265 for 9 (63.2 overs) | Muzarabani |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bennett,leg before wicket, bowled Atkinson Bennett, leg before wicket, bowled Atkinson | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10.00 |
Curran,caught Stokes, bowled Bashir Curran, caught Stokes, bowled Bashir | 37 | 104 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 35.58 |
Ervine,caught Pope, bowled Tongue Ervine, caught Pope, bowled Tongue | 2 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15.38 |
Williams,leg before wicket, bowled Bashir Williams, leg before wicket, bowled Bashir | 88 | 82 | 47 | 16 | 0 | 114 | 107.32 |
Raza,caught Brook, bowled Bashir Raza, caught Brook, bowled Bashir | 60 | 68 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 103 | 88.24 |
Madhevere,caught Brook, bowled Stokes Madhevere, caught Brook, bowled Stokes | 31 | 36 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 86.11 |
Tsiga,bowled Bashir Tsiga, bowled Bashir | 4 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 30.77 |
Muzarabani,caught Root, bowled Bashir Muzarabani, caught Root, bowled Bashir | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
Nyauchi,not out Nyauchi, not out | 13 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 76.47 |
Chivanga,leg before wicket, bowled Bashir Chivanga, leg before wicket, bowled Bashir | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 83.33 |
Extras, no balls 3, wides 2, byes 2, leg byes 2, total 9 Extras, no balls 3, wides 2, byes 2, leg byes 2, total 9 | |||||||
Total,255 all out 59.0 overs Total,255 all out 59.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cook | 14.0 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3.35 |
Atkinson | 6.0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.83 |
Tongue | 12.0 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5.41 |
Bashir | 18.0 | 1 | 81 | 6 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.50 |
Stokes | 8.0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5.12 |
Root | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
3 for 1 (3.1 overs) | Bennett |
7 for 2 (7.2 overs) | Ervine |
129 for 3 (32.3 overs) | Williams |
142 for 4 (36.2 overs) | Curran |
207 for 5 (47.4 overs) | Madhevere |
218 for 6 (50.6 overs) | Tsiga |
222 for 7 (52.2 overs) | Muzarabani |
241 for 8 (56.2 overs) | Raza |
255 for 9 (58.6 overs) | Chivanga |