A much better day for Zimbabwe compared to yesterday but unfortunately much better still wasn't quite good enough. England batted for a brief 8-over period at the start of the day to add 67 runs before declaring on 565/6. In reply Brian Bennett not only started off briskly but kept scoring freely to bring his second and Zimbabwe's fastest individual ton in Tests. Contributions from the rest of the order however were limited and it meant Zimbabwe folded for 265/9. With Ngarava unavailable to bat. Unsurprisingly England decided to enforce the follow-on after being 300 runs ahead and managed to nip out two further Zimbabwean wickets late in the day. Bennett couldn't repeat his heroics from the first innings and fell cheaply and so did skipper Craig Ervine - another man who made a notable contribution in the first innings. It leaves Zimbabwe trailing by 270 runs with potentially just 7 wickets in hand. Iqbal Sports Live. Iqbal Sports. 498 from England on day 1. Do we need to say more? Zimbabwe had a Test win in Bangladesh. But they have been humbled today. The openers took little time at the start and then pounced on anything loose. They scored quickly and got to their tons with elan. Pope came in and just continued the same. Km Punk Live. Km Punk. Crictalks Live. He dominated the bowling and became the third one to score a 100. Zimbabwean bowlers looked hapless and even Root seemed set for a long haul. But the second new ball brought some respite. Initially the second new ball was taken for runs. But then Muzarabani got rid of Root off a short ball. Brook came in and has taken his time. Crictalks. In a way Zimbabwe have spent much of James Anderson's 21-year 188-Test career looking in from the outside. They were there at the very beginning being the opposition on his Test debut at Lord's in 2003. And then quite suddenly they were gone. That series remains the last time Zimbabwe played England in Test cricket. Km Punk Live Match. Now more than two decades later they are back in the United Kingdom. There will be no Anderson charging in from the Pavilion End; it's almost coming to a year since he retired. There will be no Nasser Hussain walking out in captain's blazer; he will instead be behind a microphone in the commentary box. What awaits Zimbabwe isn't familiarity but a return to the rhythms of Test cricket a format they've been busy at this year. Km Punk. Crictalks Live Match Today. Zimbabwe began the year with Tests against Afghanistan Ireland and Bangladesh even registering a memorable win in Sylhet but the road ahead only gets steeper. Starting now at Trent Bridge they enter a phase of high-stakes Test cricket against the bigger teams with home series against South Africa and New Zealand to follow. How they cope and hold themselves together could shape the narrative of their rebuilding chapter. Crictalks Live. Iqbal Sports. It is no doubt going to be a steep challenge for the visitors. A 138-run defeat in their warm-up game against a modest County Select XI has already underlined the gap and stepping up against England's Test side will be an entirely different proposition. England would be wise to not underestimate Zimbabwe This is not the seasoned. Swaggering bowling unit of the Anderson-Broad years. Experience in the bowling department is thin the batting has blown hot and cold and their captain Ben Stokes who's coming back after a hamstring surgery is unlikely to offer the full all-round package. The team as a whole hasn't also captured the public's imagination lately and it's no surprise then that head coach Brendon McCullum has called for "a bit of humility" and for the side to reconnect with the fans once more. Zimbabwe tour of England 2025 - England vs Zimbabwe Four-day Test Day 3 Live Streaming details and channel list TV: Sky Sports & Sony Six Live Streaming: Fancode & Sony Liv Live Scores on YouTube: Chandan Commentary #trending #sports #livestream #chandancommentary #cricket #chandanlive #sportsupdatebychandan #sportsupdatebychandan1 #engvszim #zimvseng #livecricketmatchtoday #livecricket #engvszimlive #zimvsenglive Channel About Chandan Commentary we produce audio commentary & try to entertain people through our voice Commentary of Sports so Like share subscribe our channel to listen audio Commentary of sports games. Audio Content Disclaimer This is self-created content and not copied content. The Audio commentary in this stream is self-created and not a copy of any other source. The images displayed are only for information purposes and are made by myself. Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the copyright act 1976 allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism comment news reporting scholarship and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.