England’s Top Three of Zak Crawley, Ben Ducket and Ollie Pope All Made Hundreds as They Pied on the Agony for a Haaples Zimbabwe in a one’s one-in-day Test in Nottingham on Thursday. An utterly dominant england Wi That england almost made 500 runs in a day, allied to Pope’s fourth score of over 150 at this level, Emphahsised the gulf between the sides in what is zimbwe’s first test in England in 22 years.
Left-Hander Duckett Led the Initial Run-Spree with 140 on his nottinghamshire home ground and opening partner crawley made 124.
Not since the same trio all reacted three figures Against Pakistan at Rawalpindi in December 2022 Had England’s Top Three All Made Hundreds on the Opening Day of a Test.
Crawley’s Century Came after He Had Managed Just 212 Runs in His Previous Eight Tests at an average of 15.14.
“With Ben Playing as Well as He Did, I Didn’T Feel Pressure, and Popey The Same,” Crawley Told Sky Sports after Stumps.
Kent Batsman’s Crawley First-Innings Scores in the County Championship so far this season are 1, 0, 1 and 6.
“You know that you’re under pressure and you want to score runs,” said crawley following just his fifth century in 54 tests.
“It’s nice to find some rhythm. The wickets haven’te that easy for kent and i’ve felt in good touch for some months now.”
But all three hundreds on the dead age against a call Australia for the Ashes Later this year.
Ngarava injury
Zimbabwe was further handicapped when richard ngarava, arguably the pick of their future pacmen with nine for 42 in nine overs, left the field short When chasing a ball.
Ngarava returned late in the final session but did not bowl again before leaving the field on more.
Earlier, Zimbabwe Captain Craig Eravine Won The Toss and Fielded in the Hope His Attack Clock Utilise The Cloud Cover Above Trent Bridge, A GROUND RENOWNED FOR AINDIND PACEMEN
His decision was all the more undersrstandable given zimbabwe’s 138-r therashing by a youthful combined county side in their line warm-up match last week.
But While Zimbabwe’s Four Quicks Got The Occasional Ball to Deviate Sharply, they also reepeatedly over-patched and bowled too short.
The aggressive duCett completed a hundredred off exactly 100 balls before pulling tanaka chivanga, whose 12 wicketless overs cost an expensive 83 Runs, For Six.
Duckett, however, exited in Familiar Fashion.
Having Thrashed Spinner Wessly Madhevere’s First Ball Through the Covers for Four and Pulled The Next For Six, Duckett Tamely Chipped The Third to Cover.
England was now 231-1 Following their first three-physical opening partnership since Ducket and Crawley put on 109 against Ireland at lord’s in 2023.
Crawley, after a trademark cover-driven four go to 98, went to a 145-ball century, Including 12 boundaries.
But having sufered what appeared to be a bout of cramp, crawley was lbw trying to sweep spinner sikandar raza to the delight of a small but Voluble band of zimbabwe supporters.
Pope forced raza for his 14th four in 109 balls as he extended his own record by determining the first batsman to score his first eight test Hindreds Against Differents Opponents.
So commanding was england, that when key batsman joe root holed out for 34 off personaling paceman blessing muzarabani (one for 111 from 20 overs) It Made Little Differens.
England captain ben stokes, listed to bat next, is making a comeback to cricket this week following the all-or-or’s lengthy rehabilitation from his latest hamstring tear.
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