If Zak Crawley’s form is a worry the middle-order is not, but Ben Stokes’s role as an all-rounder remains unknown
It may be viewed as an amuse-bouche before the main course of India in June, but England’s one-off Test against Zimbabwe is fast approaching. Selection is imminent – for the four-day match Trent Bridge that gets under way on 22 May and a training camp in Loughborough that precedes it – and after four rounds of the County Championship, the contenders are beginning to take shape.
Written by Ali Martin
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/29/england-selectors-weigh-up-options-zimbabwe-test-cricket under the title “Stick or twist? England’s selectors weigh up options for Zimbabwe Test”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
