Tourists are in England for the first time in 22 years and faced dual threats of hostile batting and cold weather
Of course the first morning of the summer was the worst morning of the summer. Test cricket, like a bank holiday picnic, is a reliable way to send the English sun running, and Zimbabwe’s first day of Test cricket in this country in 22 years started under thick ripples of ominous grey cloud, and in a freezing breeze. In the shop at the bottom of the Radcliffe Road Stand staff were sent running to the stock room to fetch up fresh boxes of beanie hats and hooded tops, as the crowd, caught short by the sudden dip in temperature after weeks of good weather, made an unexpected run on their supplies of winter clothing.
Zimbabwe won the toss, which was the last thing that went their way all day. “We’ll have a bowl,” said their captain, Craig Ervine, and it must have seemed like a good idea at the time. Ben Stokes admitted he would have done the same thing himself given the conditions overhead.
Written by Andy Bull at Trent Bridge
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/may/22/zimbabwe-come-in-from-cold-but-left-crying-for-help-at-early-signs-of-mismatch under the title “Zimbabwe come in from cold but left crying for help at early signs of mismatch | Andy Bull”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
