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ENG win 2 - 0 ENG gains 9 points; ZIM loses 9 points
Draw 1 - 1 ZIM gains 6 points; ENG loses 6 points
ZIM win 2 - 0 ZIM gains 21 points; ENG loses 21 points
Lords'
22 - 24 May 2003
After rain delayed the start of play by 80 minutes, Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field first.� Only nine overs of play occurred before England went to lunch at 0 for 28.� Zimbabwe dismissed Vaughan (8) as 1 for 45 soon after lunch and Trescothick (59) shortly before England went to tea at 2 for 138.� During the evening session, Zimbabwe dismissed Hussain (19).� However, by the time bad light stopped play for the day, England had gained the ascendancy at 3 for 184.
England resumed on the second morning and lost Key (18) in the first half hour at 4 for 204 before batting through the remainder of the session at to be 4 for 270 at lunch.� England picked up the pace during the afternoon session.� Despite losing Stewart (26) and Butcher (137), England added 122 runs in the session to be 6 for 392 and in a commanding position.� Zimbabwe struck back in the final session and dismissed McGrath (69), Harmison (0), Hoggard (19) and Giles (52) in the space of 64 runs.� England was all out for 472 while Streak (3 for 99 off 37 overs) and Blignaut (3 for 96 off 26.1 overs) shared the bowling honours.� Zimbabwe faced 17 overs before bad light stopped play.� After losing Vermeulen (1), the score at stumps was 1 for 48.
Zimbabwe resumed on the third morning needing another 225 runs to pass the follow on target.� However, a rampaging England dismissed Carlisle (11), Flower (3), Ebrahim (68) and Ervine (4) to have Zimbabwe 5 for 120 at lunch, with the chance of reaching the follow on target remote.� England needed lass than an hour after lunch to remove the remaining batsmen.� After Taibu (25) fell at 6 for 129, the final four wickets fell for the addition of only 18 runs as Zimbabwe was all out for 147 runs.� Anderson was the best of the bowlers with 5 for 73 off 16 overs.� England had no hesitation in enforcing the follow on and Zimbabwe lost Ebrahim (6) before struggling to tea at 1 for 75 with another 250 runs required to avoid an innings defeat.� England dismissed Vermeulen (61) and Carlisle (24) during the hour after tea.� Then disaster struck Zimbabwe as they were bowled out before stumps for 233 runs.� Most batsmen reached double figures, with Price top scoring with 43 and no others reaching thirty.� However, none were able to go on after getting their starts.� With Zimbabwe losing 19 wickets for 331 runs on one day, England won the Test by an innings and 92 runs with Butcher the best of the bowlers with 4 for 60 off 12.5 overs.
Second Test
Chester-le-Street
05 - 07 June 2003
England won the toss, elected to bat first and took the early advantage.� After losing Vaughan (20) at 1 for 49, England batted through the remainder of the session to be 1 for 96 at lunch.� Zimbabwe fought back during the afternoon session to dismiss Trescothick (43), Butcher (47), Key (4) and Hussain (18) within the space of 47 runs.� England then limped to tea at 5 for 173.� During the evening session, Zimbabwe missed numerous chances and allowed England to wrest back the advantage.� Batting through the session without losing another wicket, Stewart and McGrath England added 125 runs for England to be 5 for 298 at stumps.
Zimbabwe struck three times during the second morning, but was unable to limit the English batsmen who added another 87 runs during the session.� Zimbabwe dismissed Stewart (68), McGrath (81) and Johnson (24) before England went to lunch at 8 for 385.� Zimbabwe took eight overs after lunch to dismiss Harmison (11) and Giles (50) as England was all out for 416 runs.� Streak was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 64 off 34.1 overs.� Zimbabwe began the first task of reaching 217 runs to avoid following on.� However, Vermeulen (0) and Carlisle (0) were out in the second over in successive balls, and then Ebrahim (6), Flower (8), Ervine (0), Friend (0), and Streak (4) were sent back to the pavilion as Zimbabwe crashed to 7 for 35 at tea off 16 overs.� The tail hung around for another 16 overs and took the total to 94 before Zimbabwe was all out with Taibu (31) being the only batsman to show any real resistance.� Johnson was the best of the bowlers with 6 for 33 off 12 overs.� England enforced the follow on and Zimbabwe then faced the task of making another 322 runs to avoid an innings defeat.� Zimbabwe lost Vermeulen (0) at 1 for 5 before batting through to stumps to be 1 for 41 and deep in trouble.
The third morning was Zimbabwe finally put up a fight, all be it after the pressure had been removed and an enormous defeat staring them in the face.� England managed to dismiss Carlisle (28) and Ebrahim (55) during the morning session as the tourists added 72 runs to be 3 for 113, still 209 runs in arrears.� Zimbabwe continued to fight during the afternoon session.� However, England began taking one wicket per hour and the attrition began to tell.� Zimbabwe lost Flower (16), Taibu (14), Ervine (34) and Streak (3) before going to tea at 7 for 204, still 118 runs behind.� England picked up the pace after tea and dismissed Blignaut (12), Price (6) and Hondo (16) to have Zimbabwe all out for 253.� Anderson (4 for 55 off 23 overs) and Harmison (4 for 55 off 21.4 overs) shared the bowling honours, giving England victory by an innings and 69 runs.
