One-off Test, day three of four, Trent Bridge
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Re: Anon (14:34), alternatively we have four seamers out injured, and we're still about to beat Zimbabwe by an innings within three days.
Jack
Henry Olonga
Former Zimbabwe player on Test Match Special
If Raza were to go, it could all unfold very quickly for Zimbabwe.
Alison Mitchell
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
Sikandar Raza has shown all of his experience in this innings.
We've watched the replays and we're saying no, Anonymous (remember to sign your messages!).
Sikandar Raza places a lovely drive through the covers for four, and that's drinks.
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Did Harry Brook just put the ball on the ground in taking that catch in the same way Mitchell Starc did in the Ashes?
Anonymous
Alison Mitchell
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
Image source, Getty ImagesThe catch was all about Brook but Stokes makes magic happen.
Wicketkeeper Tafadzwa Tsiga is the next man in.
He sees out the last two balls of the over without scoring.
Henry Olonga
Former Zimbabwe player on Test Match Special
That is hands down the catch the match. Is it reverse cup as well? Wow. It's extraordinary.
Alison Mitchell
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
Image source, Getty ImagesBrilliantly caught by Harry Brook, leaping one-handed! Ben Stokes can't believe it. He's open-mouthed, hands on his head. Stokes has the breakthrough but it's because of a brilliant catch.
Madhevere c Brook b Stokes 31 (Zim 207-5)
What a take!
Ben Stokes is incredulous, because that's a ridiculous grab by Harry Brook.
Madhevere's edge looked to be flying over the slips, but Brook plucked the ball out of mid-air with one hand, leaping upwards at full extension.
A superb bit of fielding.
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I know it's a relatively placid pitch and it's going to be a big win so I'm not being hyper critical BUT...the attack does look pretty tame currently. You can see why Stokes/Baz are really banking on Carse/Wood/Archer for the Ashes.
Anon
Ah, here's that change - Ben Stokes has brought himself on to bowl in place of Sam Cook.
He starts by over-stepping for a no ball, with Raza taking an extra run to fine leg.
Meanwhile, take a look at Harry Brook's close call at slip.
Brook takes a ball to the head but is saved by the brim of his cap
Henry Olonga
Former Zimbabwe player on Test Match Special
If you're English, you're happy because you're on the way to win a Test match. But if you're the coaching staff, there are things you can tweak and do better. There's been dropped catches, the bowling hasn't been ruthless. Michael Vaughan was saying if you're Virat Kohli you're looking at this bowling and thinking about coming out of retirement.
12 overs since lunch and no change in the England attack, Shoaib Bashir again.
Zimbabwe take him for a trio of singles.
Alison Mitchell
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
They're exactly 100 behind now and this is where we hear the noise from the colourful Zimbabwe support.
Another four for Madhevere, timing Cook's delivery nicely through point.
Raza hits the ball hard out to Shoaib Bashir at fine leg, just a single but that's Zimbabwe's 200 up, and they now trail by exactly 100.
Very neat.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special
Image source, PA Media50 partnership up from 50 balls. They're rattling along.
Raza 34, Madhevere 24
No boundaries from this over, with Zimbabwe working four runs off Bashir.
A Raza drive into the leg side brings up the fifty partnership between this pair.
Henry Olonga
Former Zimbabwe player on Test Match Special
There's lots of gaps in the field and Sikandar Raza is kicking into T20 franchise mode and going after the bowlers.
Wallop!
Raza hits Cook high and straight, with the ball dropping just short of the ropes again, before bouncing over them.
Madhevere gets another boundary two balls later, sending a ball whistling through mid-wicket with a meaty pull shot.
Zimbabwe are showing lots of positive intent.
| 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 |
batting,Raza,not out batting, Raza, not out | 44 | 49 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 73 | 89.80 |
Madhevere,caught Brook, bowled Stokes Madhevere, caught Brook, bowled Stokes | 31 | 36 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 86.11 |
batting,Tsiga,not out batting, Tsiga, not out | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28.57 |
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,214 for 5 49.4 overs Total,214 for 5 49.4 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 | 10.0 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5.70 |
Bashir | 13.0 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.69 |
Stokes, bowling | 5.4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.94 |
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 |
