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Another lbw decision for South Africa's Alviro Petersen has brought whispers at Glamorgan, his previous county, that his vulnerability has been exposed. After a rain-hit draw between Yorkshire and Essex, England's bowlers will take note.

Twelve Tests in five years since Ravi Bopara's England debut sums up his constant struggle to gain acceptance, but his century for Essex against Yorkshire at Headingley restated his claims.

Phil Jaques, English qualified now because of a Sheffield father, began his second stint with an assertive century

Phil Jaques, the former Australia batsman, has had his registration as a non-overseas player for Yorkshire cleared by the ECB