Ervine hopes England challenge will make Zimbabwe stronger
Zimbabwe captain on the lessons his side can take from their innings defeat at Trent Bridge
22/05Result
Only Test, Zimbabwe tour of England at Nottingham, May 22-24 2025
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![England]( "England")
565/6d -
![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
265 & 255 (59 ov) (f/o)
Player of the Match
22/05Result
Only Test, Zimbabwe tour of England at Nottingham, May 22-24 2025
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![England]( "England")
565/6d -
![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
265 & 255 (59 ov) (f/o)
Player of the Match
Stokes on Bashir: 'Impossible for him to not get even better'
Ben Stokes praises Shoaib Bashir's impact for England after a career-best haul against Zimbabwe
Brian Bennett thanks Trent Bridge for 'unbelievable' century reception
Brian Bennett reflects on a defiant ton in his first innings at Trent Bridge as England force Zimbabwe to follow on on day two
Crawley not feeling pressure for Test spot from Bethell
Zak Crawley reflects on a dominant opening day for England against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge
Stokes: Cook has the skills to complement our attack
England captain Ben Stokes talks about the return of Josh Tongue and what Sam Cook will bring to the Test team
McCullum gives backing to Crawley and Pope
England head coach defends opener and vice-captain ahead of the Test summer
Sammons: England Test 'massive' for Zimbabwe cricket
Zimbabwe head coach Justin Sammons is looking forward to the challenge of their first Test match against England since 2003
McCullum: We've got to be smarter with comments we make
England's head coach urges his players to be careful about what they say in the media to ensure the public remains on board
Match Coverage
All Match NewsSwitch Hit: Zim sing while England win
Alan Gardner speaks to Andrew Miller and Firdose Moonda about the Trent Bridge Test, while Matt Roller joins to preview the West Indies series
How many players have taken more than one IPL hat-trick?
And how often have three batters made hundreds on the first day of a Test?
Ollie Pope blocks out the noise in Test quest to impress
Vice-captain brushes off speculation about his place in the side and Jacob Bethell's return
Stokes blames media 'agenda' for pre-match pressure on Pope
Captain asked media to "put 2 and 2 together" in pre-match comments about Bethell
Bashir shows he belongs despite all evidence to the contrary
Spinner thrives once more despite lack of county hinterland, as Cook's struggles show dangers of expectation
