Postpublished at 15:43 British Summer Time 23 May
Vic Marks
Former England spinner on Test Match Special
From an English perspective, I'd be concerned about the dropped catches and the seamers today.
We'll have the clip for you very shortly on the first Ben Stokes wicket. It was a beauty.
Here's Elizabeth Botcherby to take you through the rest of the day.
Vic Marks
Former England spinner on Test Match Special
From an English perspective, I'd be concerned about the dropped catches and the seamers today.
Trail by 355
Ben Stokes is, in fact, human - proven when Brian Bennett drives England's talisman twice for four. Stokes is annoyed but we have to say Bennett has been sensational. He has every shot in the book.
That is tea. Stokes' two wickets have certainly given England something to cheer.
I'd totally lost track of time. This will be the final over before tea.
Ben Stokes should have had three wickets really. This was a sitter of a drop by Joe Root...
Ben Stokes only brought himself on when Shoaib Bashir hurt his hand...
Tafadzwa Tsiga, who scored a pair of 66s against the County XI last week, is Zimbabwe's new batter. Gus Atkinson has the ball right now but all of the action is happening at the other end.
Henry Olonga
Former Zimbabwe player on Test Match Special
Nicely bowled.
Ben Stokes has been threatening ever since he's had the ball in hand and what a delivery to get rid of Wesley Madhevere. Very clever bowling.
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Welcome back Stokes, the talismanic bowler - how we have missed you!
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Jonathan Agnew
BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special
Ben Stokes has bowled outswinger after outswinger. Changed it up, got an edge and rattled the stumps.
Madhevere b Stokes 0 (Zim 199-5)
And another!
It's outswinger, outswinger, outswinger from Ben Stokes before the inswinger gets the wicket of Wessly Madhevere for a duck.
Madhevere got an inside edge on it onto his stumps but was undone by the movement. Too good.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special
I was a bit worried when Ben Stokes came in because he didn't have any time to loosen up.
He's done a fine job though.
Bennett 111, Madhevere 0
Stuart Broad has just said on TV Ben Stokes has "promised to me personally" he won't bowl a spell longer than five overs as he makes his way back from surgery.
He has bowled 1.2 overs and looks the best of England's bowlers by a mile with Gus Atkinson hit for two more fours by Brian Bennett in this over at the other end.
Will Stokes be able to stop himself?
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
In his short spell of just eight balls so far, Stokes is finding 1.6° of swing and 0.8° of seam movement - comfortably the most movement in the air and off the pitch of any pace bowler in the game so far.
Henry Olonga
Former Zimbabwe player on Test Match Special
Ben Stokes is delivering seam movement of the highest quality.
Trail by 374
Ben Stokes looks as slim as I have seen him and he's getting this old ball to swing under perfect blue skies.
He puffed his cheeks after taking the edge. The months of rehab have been long.
Henry Olonga
Former Zimbabwe player on Test Match Special
Ben Stokes has bowled a beautiful ball there. It's similar to the delivery before that got dropped.
Raza c Smith b Stokes 7 (Zim 187-4)
Play that! Ben Stokes removes Sikandar Raza with an brutal delivery. It dips in, nips off the pitch and rises to take edge or glove.
That's why it's so important he is back as a regular bowler for England.
Isa Guha
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
An historic moment for Brian Bennett who becomes the fastest Zimbabwe cricketer to reach a Test century.
Brian Bennett roars with delight after picking another gap. Off comes the helmet before the 21-year-old kisses the badge.
It's his second Test ton and Zimbabwe's fastest, coming in 97 balls.
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 |