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The Sunday Mirror
|May 25, 2025
BEN STOKES issued a big “Bash” warning to India after his England side crushed Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge.
BEN STOKES issued a big “Bash” warning to India after his England side crushed Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge.
The captain hailed young spin wizard Shoaib Bashir (above) following an outstanding six-wicket haul which helped the hosts clinch an innings-and-45-run victory in the one-off Test.
Zimbabwe could only make 255 in their second innings, with Bashir taking centre stage with 6-81 and the contest finishing a day early.
Stokes (below) knows the summer campaign will get much tougher as India prepare to arrive here next month for a five-Test series.
He enthused:
“Bash is working it out now! He's getting better and better, and going from strength to strength.
This story is from the May 25, 2025 edition of The Sunday Mirror.
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