[Cricket] England vs Zimbabwe, One Off Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, May 22nd-26th 2025

[Titanic]

Ollie Pope 50* (48 balls, 8 fours)

England 297-1

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

A quick reminder England played two extremely one-sided test matches against Bangladesh in 2005 shortly before the greatest series in recent times against Australia that summer

Let's see if test cricket is still "dying" next February once the dust has settled on the next two series, shall we?

...and also a reminder of how Bangladesh have progressed since then.

 

[Titanic]

England 302-1 (54.1 overs, RR5.58)

 

[Titanic]

Zak Crawley 100* (145 balls, 12 fours)

 

[Albion my Albion]

Zimbabwe are NOT a Test Nation.

93-0 after 19 overs.

Not a Test Nation but nice looking.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

I just came in and sat down and within 5minutes Crawley's given out LBW.

All is well with the world.

 

[Titanic]

Crawley gone for 124... LBW... looked like a good shout... but he is reviewing... hitting half way up leg.

England 368-2 (65.1 overs)

 

[amexer]

Waste of time Non competitive. These games make test averages a farce compared to players years ago

 

[Redinpeace]

I just came in and sat down and within 5minutes Crawley's given out LBW.

All is well with the world.

Wicket in your first over .

England have got enough already.

 

[SouthSaxon]

Waste of time Non competitive. These games make test averages a farce compared to players years ago

What period are you referring to? There has almost always been weaker nations in test cricket. The last England team in Australia springs to mind.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Waste of time Non competitive. These games make test averages a farce compared to players years ago

Which era 'years ago' did you have in mind?

20 years ago when Bangladesh were finding their way in Test cricket?
10 years before that when Sri Lank were starting out and struggling?
Before that when it was Pakistan?

 

[Eeyore]

Top three may be getting hundreds here. I remember that happened at Brisbane in 2010, but I can't remember since.

 

[Titanic]

Ollie Pope 103* (109 balls, 14 fours, 1 six)

England 401-2 (72.5 overs)

 

[Eeyore]

AI is pretty good, it's announcing hundreds before they happen now...

 

[Javeaseagull]

Shouldn’t they be declaring? That must be enough runs and it’s a 4 day match I would have thought they might like to have a pop. They can’t need batting practice that much shirley.

 

[Eeyore]

Shouldn’t they be declaring? That must be enough runs and it’s a 4 day match I would have thought they might like to have a pop. They can’t need batting practice that much shirley.

And Stuart Broad wants to get along the road for the match on Sunday

 

[A1X]

13,000 test runs for Root

 

[SouthSaxon]

AI is pretty good, it's announcing hundreds before they happen now...

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“Another batsman” - poor Zak Crawley, will nobody (but Rob Key) love him?

Top three may be getting hundreds here. I remember that happened at Brisbane in 2010, but I can't remember since.

When I were a lad, it happened every third Ashes test.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Will more Zim bowlers go for 100 than England have Centrurians.

Trying to find anything of interest in this farce.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Top three may be getting hundreds here. I remember that happened at Brisbane in 2010, but I can't remember since.

The only other time England have managed this was in 2022 vs Pakistan in Rawalpindi - and it was the same 3 batsmen! England have never done the top 4, that has only ever been done twice, both on the Sub-Continent by Pakistan and India.