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You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live.

Hello, I'm Jonathan Agnew, welcome to the TMS podcast from Trent Bridge,

where England have been going through their final preparations for the start of the international summer. That's with a four-day test match against Zimbabwe here in Nottingham.

To come, we'll hear from the Captain Ben Stokes, as well as the fast bowler Sam Cook,

who's making his long-awaited debut and Zimbabwe's six-foot-eight-inch bowler blessing

Musrabani. For now, though, I'm alongside the BBC's Chief Cricket reporter, Stefan Shemilt.

Steph, it's good to see. It's been a long time coming.

I know the county circuit's been going, but here we are.

It's a thing of England's last test match

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