Fortunately the plan works a second time not too long afterwards, Bennett not adding another run before he again offers a much easier chance to Pope at short leg off a this time compliant Tongue. 246-6.
Atkinson gets another, and that's the end of the Zimbabwe innings as a player, injured yesterday, isn't coming out to bat. 265-9, 300 behind, and, somewhat unusually these days, England enforce the follow on; it's completely understandable though, in a 4 day Test with suspect weather forecast for tomorrow.
Bashir, who was previously denied, finally does make the breakthrough, although only just. Given onfield, the lbw decision was only just clipping the stumps, and the umpire's call was decisive. 129-3, still 171 behind.
Outstanding catch at a wide 2nd slip by Brook off Stokes, I thought the ball was past him, but a really, really good catch, single arm high above his head as he leaped skywards brings the wicket. 207-5.
Bashir holds his head in dismay as he gets the ball to rip through the batsman and runs off towards the boundary, but it clipped leg stump on the way through and dislodged a bail. 218-6.
Another wicket for Bashir, completely plumb lbw. And that's it as Zimbabwe only have 10 batsmen due to the first innings injury to a player. England win by an innings and 45 runs.
The first of the ODIs against the West Indies has just started, we lost the toss and have been put in, with Jamie Smith opening and Jos Buttler in and 5 and keeping. Personally I think Smith is the better keeper.
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