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00:00the outfield looking very parched the pitch dry Zimbabwe having won the toss
00:16and electing to bowl this morning so it's Ben Duckett clouds overhead said
00:23it's quite fresh some hands in pocket so we might not see a huge amount of swing
00:26today duck it gets his first boundary through the offside in Gaurava too short
00:35again well played that nicely because the threat from Muzeran Barney is the bounce
00:49lovely from Crawley it was full and wide but he leaned into it with great elegance England 26
00:58driven on the up driven away for a boundary
01:06that's nicely timed he's very strong off his hip and the outfield as he knows
01:17having played at this ground for a number of years now will do the rest
01:21short pulled away with conviction things are looking ominous for Zimbabwe
01:30beautiful drive on the up as he likes
01:40raining boundaries at Trent Bridge at the moment as it often does at this ground
01:44and again and a man had come in that short mid wicket but duck it pierces it through the
01:53leg side 50 up for England
02:01go straight between those two men and onto the wicket ends of the nets
02:05little bit of glove on that and fine leg have gone wider because of the previous boundaries
02:15that is another one
02:17oh through short extra cover went underneath him and away for four
02:26that's Zach Crawley at his best all swinging swinging away allowing that room
02:36test matches talk about batters
02:40down the ground muscled from Ben Dukas
02:49lovely again a tad full but Crawley there using his height to his absolute advantage
03:01flashed away flashed over the slips they're pretty thin there in the slip cordon but
03:05unless it was Muzurbani fielding there no one was getting that
03:09England move to 92 with that last duck it to 50 he's 51 from 47 we've had 17
03:15well that man is wide because of the odd dimensions of this ground so
03:23duck it just sits back
03:27wasn't necessarily short but duck it will just sit on the back foot and play that
03:35away through the offside on a bouncy pitch
03:3750 for Zach Crawley
03:49did well to reach that
03:55Ben Dukat put the toe end of the bat on it
03:59flashed away down to third man for four Anderson moving aside and he would be a ready-made
04:04two fielders who shouldn't have been able to slide a cigarette paper between and both dived and missed it and it's four
04:16edged in the gap
04:21that's a shame because that was a really good over
04:24and he is cross
04:26reverse and reverse fine
04:32there is a man out there for that shot because everyone knows duck it loves playing it
04:40hard sweep really hard sweep nailed for a boundary an expensive over
04:49finds the gap beautifully through that offside another boundary
04:54a fifth test match hundred for Ben Dukat and a hundred that has been as easy as you like a memorable one for him on his home ground
05:08nice to play by Zach Crawley who just gave himself a little bit of room it was slightly short from Zikanda Raza
05:16that's just flashes past mid wicket it wasn't that far away from Zikanda Raza diving away to his right
05:30work to round the leg side another boundary
05:34no chance for the fielder down at fine leg
05:38the play of the spot
05:40yeah great shot
05:43you have to say it was there to be put away
05:46my word
05:50my word
05:51that's just about the shot of the day
05:54Dukat having cut
05:56hard to point
05:58two balls earlier just seven rounds of the championship have been blessed with good weather
06:02four more
06:04Dukat really motoring now
06:07wonderful
06:12we've seen some spectacular drives from Zach Crawley we've seen it throughout his career and he's peeled off another one right there
06:19well he won't need to if he bowls there because that is just an absolute gift it's a gift whatever field
06:26you position but with that gap as Stuart Broad was explaining
06:30pulled away and deliberately hit for six
06:35so Mataveira has not started well short wide cut through the offside for four
06:43Kaur to catch it Dukat can't believe it
06:48he slams the bat into his pad
06:51he has whacked that straighter extra cover
06:54it is Ben Curran who's taken a very easy catch Zimbabwe do have their break
07:00it's a good one
07:02oh
07:04and then gets a gift to get off the mark cut away through point fast fast outfield as it always is at Trent Bridge
07:10Pope is underway
07:12trying to challenge his stomachs
07:15well he tried and got a bit straight and that's very clinically put away so Pope up and running very quickly
07:23after that little scare with his first delivery lines
07:27well he fiddles it down to third man quite regularly Oli Pope with some risk attached and that wasn't a million miles away from Brian Bennett
07:36there
07:46Guess the ball away through the covers again
07:48Here is 21 off 10 within a game.
07:59It's in using it.
08:02Lovely over pitch from the tall Masurabani and Popas leapt onto that.
08:09He's raced to 26 from 16.
08:16Uppercut.
08:18Done very easily, very skillfully, but very easily in the end.
08:22Another boundary for Oli Pope, his sixth.
08:25England racing long to 264 for one.
08:30It's hit ferociously hard.
08:35Ball reached mid-wicket boundary in a flash.
08:38He's getting a bit of a rest in.
08:40Cut, dare I say it, away.
08:53Nudged away, fine.
08:54Another boundary to Oli Pope.
08:57New Oli Pope.
08:59He's looked busy.
09:05Moves Oli Pope.
09:07To his 16th test match 50.
09:10Off just 48 balls.
09:12A bit of width on offer and Pope goes at it.
09:22Four and a bit.
09:27Quick on to length and pulled away.
09:29One bounce, four.
09:32Nailed to the 5.6.
09:36And then you get Crawley down the other end, who plays a glorious cover drive along the ground all the way.
09:46Crawley on 99.
09:48A bit of a leading edge.
09:53But it's going to take him to a test match 100.
09:57His fifth test match 100 first.
10:01Since Australia at Old Trafford 2023.
10:05And he will be absolutely thrilled.
10:11Flicked in the air.
10:13Safe.
10:14And has gone all the way for six.
10:17For a moment.
10:19I thought Pope had made a mistake.
10:25Oh, misfielded.
10:28Struck nicely.
10:29And races away for four.
10:31Frustration.
10:36Crawley.
10:38Driving firmly and beautifully through the offside.
10:40I mean, I can think of.
10:43Times past where.
10:45Ringling.
10:48Well, pulled away.
10:50And will race away to.
10:55That's got to be really close.
10:57Yeah, gone.
10:59Look straight.
11:01And the umpire agreed.
11:02Sikandar Raza.
11:13What is close to the back to confirm all reds please.
11:19Stand by and let you know you are a spin maker situation.
11:22Yeah, looked out.
11:24Was out.
11:25Zimbabwean fans have something to cheer about.
11:31Sharp.
11:32As Joe Root pounds that short delivery through.
11:35Extra cover off the back foot.
11:36Apologies if there was a little bit.
11:41Put away again.
11:42Another boundary.
11:43Not good enough from.
11:44Wesley Madiveri.
11:47Too short.
11:48Too wide.
11:49Although on this occasion.
11:50Just gave himself a hint of room.
11:51Ollie Pope.
11:52Even for.
11:54He's got to wait.
11:55And this out for being as dry and as quick as it is.
11:58That's.
11:59Not worth the chase.
12:00A deft touch from Ollie Pope.
12:01He moves to 99.
12:05Pope on 99.
12:07Yeah.
12:08Gets it through.
12:09Beautiful shot.
12:10We've seen that several times today.
12:11Just creates a little bit of room.
12:13A back foot punch takes Ollie Pope to an excellent hundred.
12:17And you have to say a much needed one.
12:20No miss.
12:21No fuss.
12:23Applaud.
12:28Very clever.
12:29Very skillful.
12:30Look how Joe Root has just opened the face.
12:32That wasn't that short.
12:33Well, it certainly wasn't that wide.
12:35But such is the skill and class of Joe Root.
12:37He's opened the face.
12:38Flayed.
12:45Not for the first time.
12:46Off the back foot.
12:47Rear you would say.
12:54Finds the gap.
12:55Finds the fence.
12:56No.
12:57No.
12:58No.
13:04Well, that ball stayed down.
13:06Pope manages just to.
13:08Rail the bat downwards.
13:09Drop it on it.
13:11Get it all the way to third man for four.
13:13oh that is a peach
13:17slightly on the up not a half volley by any means
13:23glorious again down the ground from poke this time
13:31we've been treated today to some fine fine cricketing shots
13:38he's found the gap again it was aerial for a little while
13:45the beat serving at mid wicket beats the man out there on the fence
13:49in the air but four more
13:54again timing and placement absolutely perfect
14:00from ollie pope 80 overs are gone new ball is now available
14:05back on the point fence at this point
14:07on the middle of the back
14:11it's a long old chase
14:13which of anger
14:17uses the boot to good effect seven boundaries in the last 12 balls
14:22from ollie pope
14:24that's gone all the way just a little flick
14:30for a second you thought fine leg was in play
14:34but it is the shorter boundary had a ball
14:36pulled high pulled to fine leg do they have a wicket they do
14:42and it's joe root that's been bounced out
14:47tickle fine and it will go away for a boundary
14:53england won't get to 500 runs in a day
14:56but the skipper and his team will be absolutely thrilled
15:00first day of the test match summer for the men
15:04the men
15:08the men
15:09and in the men
15:11and
15:12the men
15:12that
15:13the men
15:18the men
15:18the men