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Zimbabwe were giddy in the immediate aftermath of beating Bangladesh on their return to Test cricket, but there were no over-the-top celebrations

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the day from the fifth day of the only Test between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh in Harare

Brendan Taylor's choice to stay with Zimbabwean cricket at a time when the sport was rocked along racial lines is now paying off

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the day from the fourth day of the only Test between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh in Harare

Zimbabwe and Bangladesh have not played Test cricket for a combined total of 85 months between them, requiring both sides to make mental adjustments to cope with the demands of the game's longest format

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the third day of the lone Test between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh in Harare

He had to wait more than a decade for his second Test century and it is a moment he says he feared would never come

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the second day of the lone Test between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh in Harare

With Virender Sehwag expected to play, and Gautam Gambhir and Zaheer Khan lining up returns, India's two-day game in Northampton has acquired more significance than that of just another tour game

Zimbabwean cricket has seen a few false dawns, but perhaps the board's non-confrontational treatment of Tatenda Taibu's potentially inflammatory statements is a sign that things are different this time

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the first day of the lone Test between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh in Harare

Shakib Al Hasan is the outstanding Bangladesh cricketer of his era, but his outspoken ways might not be tolerated if the team fails to win under him

For the most part of the second Test, India looked like they belonged not to a bygone age of general trendiness and cool that the best of retro represents, but a time of cricketing nightmares

Plays of the Day from the fourth day of the Trent Bridge Test between England and India

Plays of the Day from the third day of the second Test between England and India at Trent Bridge

On the second day at Trent Bridge, Rahul Dravid and Stuart Broad shined. But what could be the decider in the series is the distinct difference in capabilities between India and England's lower orders

In his first Test innings in a year, he posted a fighting half-century that gave India a slight edge in the game

In the toughest conditions of the series so far, he has come through as the toughest batsman on both sides

Stuart Broad has almost single-handedly kept England alive in this pulsating Test match. It's quite a turnaround for someone who was one tough call away from being sent back to county cricket

Plays of the day from the second day of the Trent Bridge Test between England and India