London, May 20 (UNI) Essex seamer Sam Cook will make his Test debut at Trent Bridge as England kickstart their home summer on May 22, with a one-off Test against Zimbabwe, who last played against them in 2003.
England’s top order remains pretty much the same as the one that played against New Zealand in their previous Test series late last year, with Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root and Harry Brook forming their batting core.
Ben Stokes, whose presence feels like a catalyst to lift the side, according to the head coach Brendon McCullum, is back after nursing a hamstring injury and will be leading the side. Jamie