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Essex v Australians, Tour match, Chelmsford, 2nd day

History repeats itself as Westley makes Australians toil

Jul 2, 2015: A decade after a young Alastair Cook smote the Australians to all parts of Chelmsford, another youthful Essex opener in Tom Westley did much the same

Essex v Glamorgan, NatWest T20 Blast, South Group, Chelmsford

Bopara, Napier shine to keep Essex alive

Jun 19, 2015: Essex got back on the winning trail to keep alive their slim hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the NatWest Twenty20 Blast, beating Glamorgan by 16 runs

Eng v NZ, 1st ODI, Edgbaston

England change tack with Bopara's home truths still fresh

Jun 8, 2015: England's determination to play a more adventurous brand of cricket in one-day cricket encourages captain Eoin Morgan to suggest they are finally on the right track

Surrey v Essex, NatWest T20 Blast, South Group, The Oval

Bopara at cocksure best lifts Essex

Jun 5, 2015: Ravi Bopara might well never play for England again. The selectors give the impression that, after 171 international games across all forms of the game, they have moved on. But at The Oval, Bopara was in no mood to make that decision easy.

Glamorgan v Essex, NatWest T20 Blast, South Group, Cardiff

Bopara gets Essex campaign on track

May 22, 2015: The aggressive bowling of Shaun Tait and the batting of Ravi Bopara combined for Essex to ease them to their first T20 win of the season against Glamorgan

IPL 2015

Bopara hindered by lack of consistent role

Apr 24, 2015: England and Sunrisers Hyderabad allrounder Ravi Bopara has said his up-and-down career was largely a consequence of never having a definite role in any team

Hendrix, De Niro, Monroe and, er, Beckham?

Apr 9, 2015: The editor of The Cricketers' Who's Who 2015 picks his five favourite fantasy slip cordons from the book

England news

England must 'stop being so English' - Bopara

Mar 25, 2015: Ravi Bopara has claimed "the culture of English cricket" must change if the international side is to enjoy success in global limited-overs events

Afghanistan v England, World Cup 2015, Group A, Sydney

Chris Taylor, Fielding coach and sub fielder

Mar 13, 2015: Plays of the day from the Group A match between Afghanistan and England in Sydney

England news

Full IPL window for Morgan, Bopara

Feb 16, 2015: Eoin Morgan and Ravi Bopara will be available for the duration of the IPL, which runs from April 8 until May 24, after the ECB decided to allow them the maximum window of availability

IPL 2015 auction

Pietersen catches up with some England buddies

Feb 16, 2015: Kevin Pietersen is heading to Hyderabad in IPL 2015 with former England teammates Eoin Morgan and Ravi Bopara in close pursuit

World Cup 2015

Australia pokes fun at England suckers

Feb 12, 2015: England's recent ODI record in Australia leaves little room for optimism but a new team, encouraged to play with freedom, is desperate to perform well on the biggest stage of all

World Cup 2015 news

Bopara set to retain England spot

Feb 3, 2015: England are likely to stick with the same XI that took them to the final of the Carlton Mid tri-series when their World Cup campaign begins

Australia v England, Carlton Mid Tri-Series final, Perth

Bopara's role causing England problems

Feb 1, 2015: The scoreline in the final may not suggest it, but England have made progress in Australia. However, their death bowling and Ravi Bopara's role at No. 6 remain significant concerns ahead of the World Cup

Sri Lanka v England, 2nd ODI, Colombo

Savvy Bopara concentrates on team culture

Nov 29, 2014: Ravi Bopara agreed there hasn't much gone right with England in Sri Lanka, but he and the team are concentrating on building a positive environment and lent support to embattled captain Alastair Cook

England v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Colombo

England's World Cup plans in a spin

Nov 29, 2014: Given the traumatic events of this week a one-day defeat is really not important at all so this match has to be analysed in a different light but will have to admit how poorly they performed

Sri Lanka v England, 2nd ODI, Colombo

Sri Lanka canter to 2-0 series lead

Nov 29, 2014: England presented Sri Lanka with the sort of run chase that Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene could have supervised in their sleep.

Sri Lanka v England, 1st ODI, Colombo

Sri Lanka hold on despite Moeen and Bopara

Nov 26, 2014: Moeen Ali produced an abundant one-day innings to raise horizons and rouse spirits, but it will take more than a one-man masterclass, however brilliant, to turn England into fancied World Cup contenders

England in Sri Lanka 2014-15

The six yet to cement their World Cup tickets

Nov 25, 2014: ESPNcricinfo selects six players with World Cup places to prove

England news

Bopara's confidence remains undimmed

Sep 26, 2014: His omission from the series against India was a surprise, but now Ravi Bopara is back in the England one-day side and is desperate to cement his place for the World Cup