England vs Zimbabwe, Four-day Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Muzarabani to Brook, out Bowled!! Chopped on and a livid Brook walks off, so does his partner and England have declared. Smile on Muzarabani's face, he has three wickets to show for his efforts, extra bounce on a length ball and Brook was looking to run it down towards third man, doesn't account for the bounce and drags it back onto the off-stump. Brook b Muzarabani 58(50) [4s-6 6s-3]

Muzarabani to Brook, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Brook, but this was an agricultural heave, came down the pitch, lost the poise on the lofted drive and dragged it off the inner half, wide of mid-wicket and beats the chasing fielder

Muzarabani to Brook, SIX, a third six and Brook raises his fifty, his 11th in Tests, back of a length and just outside off - Brook swivels across on the front-foot and then pulls it over square leg for a maximum

Tanaka Chivanga to Jamie Smith, no run, edged and put down, that was going straight into the lap of 1st slip, but Tafadzwa Tsiga dives to his right, gets both gloves and puts it down - that's a bad miss and the bowler is distraught, second chance going down off him this morning. On a good length and nipping away from the right-hander, drew Smith forward and then found the outside edge

Tanaka Chivanga to Jamie Smith, FOUR, that's some way to get going, a friendly leg-stump half-volley and it's whipped away disdainfully over mid-wicket, almost went all the way, bouncing in front of the ropes

Tanaka Chivanga to Brook, 2 runs, back of a length and just outside off - Brook gets on top of the bounce and pulls it wide of mid-wicket, comes back for the second run

Muzarabani to Stokes, out Caught by Ben Curran!! A top-erdge on the pull and Stokes has holed out to long leg, excellent cricket from Zimbabwe, banged in short and he took his eyes off on the pull, gets a fat top-edge that lobbed behind square on the on-side - Curran was looking into the sun, but he held his composure, slid forward and completed a good catch. Stokes c Ben Curran b Muzarabani 9(13) [4s-1]

Tanaka Chivanga to Brook, FOUR, cracking shot, short and wide of off - Brook gets on top of the bounce and then scythes the cut past backward point, races away to the ropes

Tanaka Chivanga to Brook, FOUR, a half-chance and Masakadza can't hold on, ran to his left at third man, got both hands and let the ball burst through, bounces in front of the ropes for a boundary. On replays, it should've have been taken, had plenty of time and did get both hands as Brook played the upper cut towards third man

Muzarabani to Brook, SIX, back-to-back sixes for Brook, Muzarabani keeps it short, Brook picks the length early, stays on the front-foot as he swivelled across on the pull, doesn't bother to keep it down and leaves long leg as a mute spectator

Muzarabani to Brook, SIX, clubbed, short and angling into the right-hander - Brook picks the length early, swivels across and then hammers the pull over square leg, sails over the short boundary and into the stands

Tanaka Chivanga to Brook, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Brook, charges down the pitch, made room and then carved the drive over mid-off, couple of bounces and over the ropes

Tanaka Chivanga to Brook, FOUR, short, wide and four, width on offer and Brook doesn't miss out, gets on top of the bounce and then crunches it square on the off-side

Muzarabani to Stokes, FOUR, creamed, too full and too wide of off - Stokes leans across into the drive and finds the gap wide of extra-cover for a boundary

Tanaka Chivanga to Pope, out Caught by Tafadzwa Tsiga!! A loose drive and Pope has edged it to the keeper, but he ain't sure, has a chat with his partner and opts to review. There was a noise and there was a deflection for sure, we'll have to see the replays, the ball is very close to the bat and UltraEdge sports a big spike when the ball is next to the bat, the decision stays and Pope is OUT. On a length and shaping away from outside off, draws Pope into the loose drive and Tafadzwa Tsiga easily pouches the edge. Excellent start to the day's play by the visitors. Pope c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Tanaka Chivanga 171(166) [4s-24 6s-2]

Tanaka Chivanga to Pope, 1 run, short of a good length and angling into the right-hander, nudged in front of mid-wicket for a quick single, brings up England's 500

Tanaka Chivanga to Brook, FOUR, England finish with 498 on day 1. Only three down. Was a length delivery, down on to the pads, Brook easily nudged it down for a four

Muzarabani to Pope, FOUR, short, wide, thwacked, four. Got the room and pounced on it to slap it wide of deep point

Muzarabani to Root, out Caught by Williams!! Zimbabwe have a wicket. Blessing provides some relief. His first Test wicket in England. Was a short ball, Root failed to control the pull and the ball got big on him and he failed to keep it down. The man at fine leg came in and took it easily. Third wicket for the visitors and one after some time. That will make them happy. Root would feel he has missed out on some Test runs here. Test runs aren't easy to score but if you have a glance of the scorecard today, you might as be surprised. Root c Williams b Muzarabani 34(44) [4s-3]

Nyauchi to Pope, SIX, overpitched on the pads, angled in, Pope gets under it and whips the ball over deep square. Massive hit from Pope and the wheels are coming off. Pope is going for a double tonight itself. 22 off 7 with the new ball so far

Muzarabani to Pope, 3 runs, 150 up for Pope. That was angled in and whipped away. Not much timing I guess. The man from mid-on put up a tired chase and managed to get a leg on it. They get a triple

Muzarabani to Pope, FOUR, duck and ramp. Was a short ball, Pope was too quick to duck and then realized he can ramp it over the cordon and managed to do so to get a four

Muzarabani to Pope, FOUR, one-handed drive and four. Was a length delivery, outside off, the ball nipped away but Pope went through with the drive to send it wide of the man at deep cover

Muzarabani to Root, FOUR, easy peasy. Bad ball and put away as he tapped the short ball and got it wide of the man at gully and at deep point

Nyauchi to Pope, FOUR, and he continues his rampage. On a length, Pope gets a little dance out and heaves it over wide mid-on for a four.

Nyauchi to Pope, FOUR, this is so tough for the bowlers. On the pads, errs a little, Pope clips it uppishly and wide of the man at mid-wicket for a four

Nyauchi to Pope, FOUR, superb! Fuller ball, outside off, Pope leans into it and caresses the drive wide of the dive of the man at mid-off. Elegance personified from Pope

Nyauchi to Root, 1 run, 13000 Test runs! What a legend. Gets it wide of the man at mid-wicket off the pads for a single

Muzarabani to Pope, FOUR, cover drive at its best from Pope! Head on top of the ball, hit on top of the bounce, well placed and the ball ran away into the gap for a four. Not a bad ball biut very well played

Muzarabani to Pope, FOUR, on a length, nibbles away, Pope hangs back and the ball keeps low. Pope manages to wood it and dab it wide of the man at gully for a four

Nyauchi to Pope, FOUR, bad ball, buffet ball and gulped down. Pope played it late and clipped it wide of the dive of the man at deep square. The fielder got a hand on it but it went away

Raza to Pope, FOUR, slapped. Four. Bad ball and put away with elan off the back foot. That was dragged back and Pope stayed back to punch it away

Brian Bennett to Root, FOUR, flatter one, outside off, Root treks back and opens the face of the bat to guide it down wide of the keeper's gloves

Raza to Pope, FOUR, 100 for Pope! Another 100 today. 8th in Tests. That was carved away through the off-side in a serene manner. Takes the helmet off and soaks in the applause

Brian Bennett to Pope, FOUR, nicely played, dropped short and wide of off- Pope waits on it, opens the face of the bat and then runs it through slip, beats short third and moves onto 99*

Madhevere to Pope, FOUR, smashed, a rank long hop from Madhevere - dragged it short and wide of off, Pope has plenty of time to go back and cut it in front of square on the off-side for a boundary

Madhevere to Root, FOUR, cracking shot, dropped short and wide of off - Root backs away, opens up the off-side and then punches it square past cover for a boundary

Raza to Crawley, out Lbw!! That looked straight and Crawley has been given OUT LBW. He has a chat with his partner and opts to review. Looked pretty adjacent to the naked eye, Crawley was shaping for the big sweep and missed, drifted with the angle after pitching and struck him in front of middle. No bat and UltraEdge confirms the same, onto ball-tracking: It's three reds, smashing into leg-stump and Crawley is OUT. cbatt walks off to a standing ovation from the crowd, played a superb hand and has put his team in total control, did get a decent stride on the sweep, but was always in trouble once the original call went against him - 1st decision for umpire Allahudien Paleker as ICC Elite Panel umpire and he gets it spot on. Crawley lbw b Raza 124(171) [4s-14]

Tanaka Chivanga to Pope, FOUR, that's all too easy for Pope, short and down leg, he helps it on its way with the pull, more of the glove, but he gets it away from the keeper's reach and the ball races away

Tanaka Chivanga to Crawley, no ball, FOUR, creamed, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Crawley leans languidly into the drive and places it wide of the fielder at cover, races away to the ropes in no time

Raza to Crawley, 1 run, loopy delivery on middle and leg, clipped through mid-wicket for a run, brings up England's 350

Tanaka Chivanga to Crawley, FOUR, cracking shot, fuller length delivery outside off and it's drilled towards mid-off - the fielder dives over the ball and compounds the woes of the bowler

Nyauchi to Pope, 2 runs, back of a length and well wide of off, steered behind square on the off-side, they're back for the second and bring up the 100-run stand

Nyauchi to Pope, SIX, thumped, a leg-stump half-volley and Pope flicks it disdainfully over backward square leg, a fielder was manning the deep and he was interested for a while, but can only see it soar over the short boundary

Nyauchi to Crawley, 1 run, a hundred for Crawley, his 5th in Tests and it's met with a nice roiund of applause from the TB crowd and the England balcony - was under pressure coming into the match and he's responded in some style, was a soft leading edge on the tuck and the ball rolled wide of cover-point

Nyauchi to Crawley, FOUR, glorious, overpitched and wide of off - Crawley gets a good stride forward and then caresses the drive through cover, races away to the ropes

Nyauchi to Pope, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Pope - tad too short from Nyauchi, gentle pace and he's picked the length early, swivels across and hammers the pull over square leg for a boundary

Nyauchi to Pope, FOUR, nicely played, back of a length and well wide of off, Pope stays under the length and then cuts it late, uppishly and wide of the lone slip, brings up England's 300

Raza to Pope, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, driven down to long-on and that brings up Pope's 16th Test fifty

Nyauchi to Pope, FOUR, too full and straying on to the pads, Pope shuffles inside the line and just uses the pace to glance it fine, far enough away from the keeper and it runs down to the boundary

Raza to Pope, FOUR, Pope has been quick to dispatch anything remotely loose, length delivery outside off, was a leg-break and Pope rocked back before slashing it through point

Muzarabani to Crawley, FOUR, that goes to the fence like a rocket! Dragged down short on off-stump, Crawley stands tall and absolutely hammers it to the deep mid-wicket fence, pulled off the front-foot in imperious fashion

Muzarabani to Pope, FOUR, Pope isn't afraid of taking the short delivery on, banged in short outside off, Pope rises with the bounce and really reaches out to upper cut this well over the slip cordon

Muzarabani to Pope, FOUR, overpitched and punished! Full and outside off, Pope presses forward and drills it through extra cover, sweetly timed and all the fielders could just watch

Madhevere to Pope, FOUR, short just outside off, seemed to be on its way down as Pope slapped it after making a bit of room, just had to beat cover and did it with ease

Muzarabani to Pope, FOUR, that wasn't far from gully! Short of a length outside off, Pope gets on his toes and just stabs it towards gully, can't keep it down and it just about evades the fielder to his left, Pope does tend to get out caught there

Muzarabani to Pope, FOUR, full and straight, a juicy half-volley on the pads and Pope dispatches it to the square leg ropes with a wristy flick, easy pickings

Madhevere to Pope, FOUR, Pope is away with a boundary, length delivery just a fraction too wide, Pope presses back and makes a bit of room to scythe it away past backward point

Madhevere to Duckett, out Caught by Ben Curran!! There's the breakthrough! Duckett probably gets a little over zealous here. There was a very clear intent to take Madhevere down and instead, Duckett has gone down himself. Flatter delivery on off-stump, Duckett made a bit of room looking to slap it through extra cover once again, didn't quite middle it and sliced it to the only man close up on the off-side at extra cover. Catch was taken easily and Duckett walks back to an applause. A 140 at more than a run-a-ball, Trent Bridge would've enjoyed that knock from their local hero. Duckett c Ben Curran b Madhevere 140(134) [4s-20 6s-2]

Madhevere to Duckett, SIX, Duckett fancies a bit of this! Short again on off-stump, Duckett rocks back and drags it away over deep mid-wicket, clean strike and it goes into the stands

Madhevere to Duckett, FOUR, and he starts with a loose delivery, fraction short and wide outside off, Duckett rocks back and slaps it hard past extra cover, no one there in the deep

Tanaka Chivanga to Crawley, FOUR, glorious shot! Overpitched and just outside off, right in the slot, Crawley gets forward and drills it through the covers, the turf is left sizzling

Tanaka Chivanga to Crawley, leg byes, FOUR, short of length on off-stump, nips back in a touch and catches the thigh pad as he looks to pull, runs away past the keeper and to the ropes, Zimbabwe simply can't stop the runs

Raza to Duckett, FOUR, flatter one, outside off, Duckett slaps it wide of the man at cover for a four

Tanaka Chivanga to Duckett, 1 run, short ball, wide, slapped down to deep point for a single. 200 up for the hosts

Tanaka Chivanga to Duckett, byes, FOUR, short, wide, Duckett looks to pull and misses. The ball swirled in after passing the bat and died down on to the keeper as well. The keeper dived to his right but the ball went past him for four byes

Tanaka Chivanga to Duckett, SIX, pivots on the back foot and hammered! On a short of length spot, Duckett hung back and smashed it. Got on top of the ball and pulled it over deep square. His quick hands helped him

Tanaka Chivanga to Duckett, FOUR, short ball, outside off, Duckett stays back and slaps it down to deep cover for a four. That was hit hard and into the gap. Got on top of the bounce and pounced on it

Nyauchi to Duckett, FOUR, on a length, Duckett clips the ball down to deep square for a four. The ball angled in and was put away easily by Duckett

Nyauchi to Duckett, FOUR, short ball, Duckett stays back and pulls that wide of mid-wicket for a four. That was little short and put away into the gap

Raza to Crawley, FOUR, shortish, flattish, outside off, Crawley stands tall and punches the ball down wide of cover for a four. That was on the sticks and put away with elan

Raza to Duckett, 1 run, on the pads, clipped down wide of mid-wicket! 100 for Duckett! His good form continues. 100 off 100 balls for the southpaw. His red ball game only continues to grow from one strength to another

Raza to Duckett, FOUR, spins in, Duckett goes back and slaps it wide of the man at cover for a four. That was well timed and placed

Nyauchi to Duckett, 2 runs, short, wide, on a length, outside off, Duckett waits on it and pats the ball down to deep backward point for a brace

Raza to Crawley, FOUR, sits down, takes it from the sticks, Crawley slams the sweep hard and into the gap for a four. That was hit hard and into the gap

Raza to Duckett, FOUR, tossed up delivery, ends up being a full toss, Duckett sits down and reverses it wide of the slip fielder for a four

Nyauchi to Duckett, FOUR, back of a length delivery, shapes away late, Duckett hangs his bat at it and edges the ball wide of gully for a four

Nyauchi to Duckett, FOUR, another fumble, and it costs them another boundary, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Duckett leant into the drive and placed it to the right of the diving fielder at cover, the man at cover-point was backing up, but he's undone by some uneven bounce and lets the ball slip through his hands

Muzarabani to Duckett, FOUR, short, wide and four, width on offer and Duckett went chasing after that, came off the toe-end and raced away wide of the diving fielder at gully

Nyauchi to Crawley, 2 runs, on a length and angling into the right-hander, clipped behind square on the on-side and he's back for the second, brings up Crawley's 17th Test half-century

Nyauchi to Duckett, FOUR, cracking shot, a gentle start from Nyauchi - short and wide of off, Duckett gets on top of the bounce and then hammers the cut wide of cover for a boundary

Muzarabani to Crawley, 2 runs, back of a length and well wide of off, Crawley gets on top of the bounce and steers it backward of square on the off-side, comes back for the second and brings up the 100-run stand

Ngarava to Crawley, FOUR, nicely played, short and into the body, Crawley swivels across, gets on top of the bounce and then pulls it fine, the fielder in the deep is very wide and has no chance

Tanaka Chivanga to Duckett, FOUR, edged and four, width on offer and Duckett threw his bat on the cut, gets a thick edge that flies over the slip cordon, bounces away to the ropes and brings up his 14th Test fifty

Ngarava to Crawley, FOUR, beautifully played, tad too full from Ngarava - lets Crawley leans forward, presents a straight bat and then caress the drive through wide mid-off

Ngarava to Duckett, FOUR, lovely, a half-volley on off - Duckett leans across into the drive, presents the full face of the bat and finds the gap straight of mid-on

Tanaka Chivanga to Crawley, FOUR, creamed, overpitched and wide of off - Crawley leans forward, a still head and a straight bat as he drove it through cover, races away across the outfield

Ngarava to Crawley, FOUR, a bad fumble at short extra-cover and it's cost Zimbabwe a boundary - on a good length and angling across the right-hander, driven on the rise and to the left of cover, Ben Curran though fumbles and lets it go, an immediate apology to the bowler

Tanaka Chivanga to Duckett, FOUR, wrong line once more, banged in short and heading down leg, Duckett looks to pull and gets a bit of glove to get it past the keeper, fine-leg had moved squarer and wasn't in the picture, third boundary of the over

Tanaka Chivanga to Duckett, FOUR, he's bisected the two men in the deep on the leg-side to perfection here, good length delivery on middle-leg, too straight once more and Duckett just tucked off his hips to find that gap between fine-leg and deep square leg

Tanaka Chivanga to Duckett, FOUR, too full! Pitched right up and swinging back into the left hander, Duckett loves it there, he whips it away into the gap at square leg and it races to the ropes

Muzarabani to Crawley, FOUR, a touch too full and Crawley cashes in, half-volley just outside off, Crawley presses forward and creams it through the covers, no stopping that

Ngarava to Duckett, FOUR, that's been absolutely hammered! Banged in short on off-stump, Duckett is quick to get on top of the bounce and hammer it through mid-wicket, that went to the ropes in a flash

Muzarabani to Duckett, FOUR, that races away too! Good length delivery on middle-leg, Duckett shuffles inside the line and just uses the pace to tuck this past square leg, Madhevere went after it but he had no chance

Muzarabani to Duckett, FOUR, beautiful! Duckett with a cover drive of his own, full and just outside off, Duckett prods forward and drives it on the up, high elbows and through the gap as well, does one better than Crawley

Ngarava to Crawley, FOUR, he's got this one through! Pitched up even fuller and wider, another invitation to drive and Crawley obliged, he leant into it and drilled it through the covers

Muzarabani to Crawley, FOUR, banged in short on middle, Crawley didn't look fully ready for that but did well to press back and keep that pull shot down, got it past square leg and the man at long leg had no chance

Ngarava to Duckett, FOUR, short, wide and Duckett cashes in, he hangs back and slaps it through extra cover, easy pickings and Duckett is away with a boundary