Ben Stokes was back among the wickets and Shoaib Bashir became the youngest England bowler to 50 Test scalps as Zimbabwe struggled to stay afloat on day two at Trent Bridge.

NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) -England were closing in on a crushing victory over Zimbabwe at the close on the second day of the one-off test on Friday, despite opener Brian Bennett scoring the fastest test century for the African side.

England has declared on 565-6 before lunch on Day 2 of the one-off test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge. Resuming on 498-3 after a dominant opening day in Nottingham, England quickly lost Ollie

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Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine won the toss and elected to field in a one-off Test against England at Trent Bridge on Thursday.

Centuries from Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett highlight a dominant batting display as England wrap up day one on 498-3 in the first innings of their single Test match against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge.

Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley piled on the agony for Zimbabwe as they launched England’s home season with a double-century stand (231) in a one-off four-day Test in Nottingham on Thursday. At the time of going to press,

Between them, they shared in England's highest-opening stand at home since 1960. Ollie Pope added the trimmings with his third hundred in as many Tests at Trent Bridge and eighth against as many different oppositions and England scored the most runs on the first day of a Test in England.