England skipper Harry Brook and South Africa captain Aiden Markram rued the missed opportunity to test out their combination for next year's T20 World Cup after the third contest was washed out due to rain in Nottingham on Sunday.
The 27-year-old Surrey fast bowler returns to the England Test set-up after sustaining a right hamstring injury in our victory over Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge in May.
England started their international summer with a dominant performance, defeating Zimbabwe in just five sessions of play in their four-day Test at Trent Bridge.
Former England cricketer Michael Atherton is mesmerised by "amazing player" Harry Brook's enchanting outing with the bat on the second day of the one-off Test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge.
England's flamboyant Joe Root shattered South Africa's legendary Jacques Kallis' record for the fastest to 13,000 Test runs and took a step closer towards dethroning India's legendary Sachin Tendulkar from the summit of the highest-run scorer in the format during the opening day of their one
In a bid to prepare for the home series against India starting from June 20 onwards, England would be hosting Zimbabwe for a one-off Test from May 22 at Nottingham.
Sikandar Raza will join the Zimbabwe squad for this month's Trent Bridge Test match against England even as Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025 is set to resume on May 17.
On May 1, England announced the squad for their one-off Test against Zimbabwe, taking place from May 22 onwards at Trent Bridge. Bethell was not featured in the squad as he is currently a part of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) camp for the IPL 2025 season, which has been suspended for
Ballance, who dedicated over a decade to playing county cricket with Yorkshire, will serve as a coaching consultant for the solitary Test at Trent Bridge beginning on May 22.
The Chevrons will face England in a historic Test at Trent Bridge later this month. The match, beginning on May 22, marks Zimbabwe's first Test on English soil since 2003, as per ICC.
Ollie Pope's century, followed by valiant knocks by opener Ben Duckett and skipper Ben Stokes, guided the England side to 416 against West Indies on the first day of the second Test at the Trent Bridge on Thursday.