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England name playing XI for four-day Zimbabwe Test

Wednesday, 21-May-2025
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England have announced their playing XI for the four-day Test match against Zimbabwe, scheduled to be played at Trent Bridge from May 22. Sam Cook is set to make his debut, having been impressive in first-class cricket with 321 wickets in 89 games.

Ben Stokes will lead the side after recovering from a hamstring injury picked up in New Zealand in December. Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, and Harry Brook are the other experienced players in the XI. Meanwhile, Josh Tongue is making his return to the side after two years.

England XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue, Sam Cook, Shoaib Bashir

 

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