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Chopra rejoins Essex on three-year deal

Aug 2, 2016: Varun Chopra, the England Lions batsman, has agreed a deal to return to Essex

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Warwickshire confirm Chopra exit

Jul 5, 2016: Warwickshire have confirmed that Varun Chopra is to leave the club at the end of the season

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Counties vie over Hales signature

Jun 29, 2016: Nottinghamshire admit they face a fight to keep Alex Hales after two other clubs made approaches for a player who can still potentially make a big impact in a relaunched English T20 tournament

Warwickshire v Notts, Specsavers Championship Div One, Edgbaston, 3rd day

Chopra fears for his Warwickshire future

Jun 28, 2016: Varun Chopra could be forgiven for the look of confusion on his face when asked "what's gone wrong?" in his Warwickshire career

Warwickshire v Durham, NatWest T20 Blast, North Group, Edgbaston

Bears coast home on Chopra's 97*

Jun 3, 2016: Varun Chopra returned to the team in the most spectacular style with a brilliant unbeaten 97 to power Birmingham Bears to a nine-wicket NatWest T20 Blast win over Durham

Warks v Yorks, County Championship, Division One, Edgbaston, 3rd day

Chopra hundred reminds what might have been

Apr 26, 2016: Varun Chopra was not the batsman the selectors had come to watch but, with his first Championship century for almost a year, he may have reminded them of his qualities as a potential opening partner to Alastair Cook

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Championship Bell could ring for Warwickshire

Apr 6, 2016: Ian Bell has always wanted to skipper Warwickshire at some stage of his career and he could have taken over at a propitious time

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Bell replaces Chopra as Warwickshire captain

Jan 21, 2016: an Bell is to replace Varun Chopra as Warwickshire captain, following his axing from England's Test squad and his retirement from limiited-overs cricket

Lancashire v Warwickshire, Royal London Cup, Group B, Old Trafford

Warks scrape home in nail-biting finish

Aug 2, 2015: Warwickshire notched up their first victory of this season's Royal London Cup after a thrilling last-gasp three-wicket win against Lancashire at Old Trafford

Lancashire v Birmingham, NatWest T20 Blast, North Group, Old Trafford

Birmingham start in a jam, Lancashire end in one

Jun 26, 2015: Liam Livingstone's penultimate ball heave for six leaving Lancashire requiring three from the final delivery but he was run out off the last delivery

Warwickshire v Worcestershire, LV= Championship, Div One, Edgbaston, 3rd day

Rankin, Wright record take game away from Worcestershire

May 10, 2015: Moeen Ali suffered the indignity of becoming the first bowler hit for six by Boyd Rankin in first-class cricket as Warwickshire built a strong position on the third day against Worcestershire at Edgbaston

Warwickshire v Worcestershire, LV= Championship, Division One, Edgbaston

Warwickshire seamers out-gun neighbours

May 10, 2015: Warwickshire are in total control at the halfway stage of their LV=County Championship tussle with neighbours Worcestershire as wickets continue to tumble at Edgbaston.

Yorkshire v Warkwickshire, LV= Championship, Division 1, Headingley, 4th day

Chopra plays long game as Bears opt for safety first

Apr 29, 2015: Warwickshire ultimately decided that much as they might have liked to leave Headingley with a win it was the long game that they were really interested in. Thus not losing became the priority that dictated their tactics on the final day

Warwickshire v Hampshire, Edgbaston, 4th day

Chopra hundred leaves honours even

Apr 22, 2015: Warwickshire and Hampshire settled for a draw at Edgbaston after a final day which had promised much but delivered only stalemate

Warwickshire v Durham, Edgbaston, 2nd day

Trott and Chopra secure second place

Sep 24, 2014: Warwickshire have secured a second-place finish in the County Championship and with it and top-two finish in all three competitions

Durham v Warwickshire, RL Cup final, Lord's

Stokes nerve guides Durham to title

Sep 20, 2014: Durham claimed their second piece of limited-overs silverware to cap another season as county cricket's magnificent overachievers

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Chopra named Troughton successor

Sep 16, 2014: Varun Chopra has been appointed Warwickshire's new club captain after the retirement of Jim Troughton

Warwickshire v Kent, Royal London Cup, Edgbaston

Warwickshire return to Lord's, but English cricket should worry

Sep 4, 2014: The contrasting expressions on the faces of the players told the story: whatever the gentle decline in popularity of county cricket over the last couple of decades, the prospect of a Lord's final still means a great deal

Somerset v Warwickshire, Taunton, 3rd day

Chopra restates England case

Aug 17, 2014: Varun Chopra might easily be vying to replace Sam Robson opening the batting for England but has endured a miserable 2014 in whites. All of which made his first first-class century of the season particularly commendable.

England v India, 5th Investec Test, The Oval, 2nd day

Do England stick or twist with Robson?

Aug 16, 2014: A number of holes in England's Test team have been filled, but the second opening slot has not been nailed down. A tricky decision will need to be made with an Ashes looming next year