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England stroll but Broad a doubt

England stroll but Broad a doubt

Graeme Swann proved his fitness for the Ashes with a five-wicket haul to help England to victory over Essex in Chelmsford, but concerns linger over the availability of Stuart Broad

03-Jul-2013•The Report by George Dobell in Chelmsford

Ashes warm-up loses first-class status

Ashes warm-up loses first-class status

England's Ashes warm-up game at Chelmsford has lost its first-class status after two new bowlers were drafted into the Essex side

02-Jul-2013•George Dobell at Chelmsford

England practice descends into farce

England practice descends into farce

Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott took advantage of some farcical conditions to gain some batting practice ahead of the first Investec Ashes Test next week

02-Jul-2013•The Report by George Dobell in Chelmsford

England struggle after Swann blow

England struggle after Swann blow

An injury concern to Graeme Swann overshadowed an encouraging performance by the England bowlers and Tim Bresnan's century

01-Jul-2013•The Report by George Dobell in Chelmsford

Gooch refuses to excuse poor batting

Gooch refuses to excuse poor batting

Graham Gooch, the England batting coach, made no excuses for an underwhelming performance by England's top-order in the Ashes warm-up match against Essex at Chelmsford

30-Jun-2013•George Dobell in Chelmsford

Swann, Bresnan avert embarrassment

Swann, Bresnan avert embarrassment

An unbroken eighth-wicket stand of 116 between Tim Bresnan and Graeme Swann lifted England from a parlous 212 for 7

30-Jun-2013•The Report by George Dobell in Chelmsford

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