England's confirmed batting order v Zimbabwe: Test match at Trent Bridge ...Middle East

The first Test against the tourists since 2003, which gets under way on Thursday, marks the start of a huge year for the hosts. England host India this summer in a five-Test series and this winter, will head down under to face Australia in The Ashes.

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First, they must focus on the task at hand and make a winning start to the summer against a Zimbabwe side that were beaten by a County XI in their warm-up match.

RadioTimes.com brings you the confirmed England batting order for the one-off Test v Zimbabwe.

England confirmed batting order v Zimbabwe

Zak CrawleyBen DuckettOllie PopeJoe RootHarry BrookBen Stokes (c)Jamie Smith (wk)Gus AtkinsonJosh TongueSam CookShoaib Bashir

Under-pressure Ollie Pope gets another chance at three but his place could be under threat once Jacob Bethell returns from the IPL.

Explosive wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith, who has made a strong start to his Test career, will bat seven while 2024 star Gus Atkinson will come in at eight and lead an inexperienced seam attack.

Stokes and Brendon McCullum have opted for spin and continued to back 21-year-old Shoaib Bashir, which suggests the skipper will bowl at Trent Bridge.

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