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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.
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Back from an injured hamstring, the England captain produced a key burst of fast bowling to help his side seize total control at Trent Bridge
Jonathan Agnew is joined by England Ashes winner Michael Vaughan, former England spinner Phil Tufnell, and former Zimbabwe fast bowler Henry Olonga for reaction to day two of the Test at Trent Bridge between England and Zimbabwe.
Brian Bennett struck an incredible century for Zimbabwe, who still have a mountain to climb as they are 270 runs behind, having followed on into their second innings
No signs of an England declaration. Brook has only played one championship match this season so needs time in the middle and the last time Stokes batted was in Hamilton in December. Plus, the England captain has been in pretty poor form with the bat for 18 months.
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Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope scored centuries to take England to a massive 498 for three at the close on the first day of their one-off test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge on Thursday.