Brian Bennett celebrated almost before he scored it: his second Test hundred and his country's fastest and arguably the most high-profile since Murray Goodwin's against the same opposition at the same venue 25 years ago (with apologies to Andy Flower and his exploits in India).

Brian Bennett scored Zimbabwe's fastest ever Test century but England were still well on top after two days of the historic one-off fixture at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.

His ton came off only 97 balls — the quickest ever by a Zimbabwean in Tests — and provided a rare high point for the visitors, who ended the second session still trailing by 355 runs but with renewed