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Australia tick boxes but Bell-Drummond's ton reinforces Test future

Australia tick boxes but Bell-Drummond's ton reinforces Test future

Victory soon after tea, runs and wickets for pretty much everyone and an ahead-of-schedule bus departure for Essex made this a more or less perfect warm-up fixture for the Australians

28-Jun-2015•Daniel Brettig in Canterbury

Mitchell Marsh edges ahead in Test battle after ton

Mitchell Marsh edges ahead in Test battle after ton

Mitchell Marsh has done everything within his power to press for a spot in Australia's first Test XI, leaving Shane Watson to prove his fitness as a bowler next week or risk being dropped from the side

27-Jun-2015•Daniel Brettig in Canterbury

Confident Smith limbers up for Ashes

Confident Smith limbers up for Ashes

No matter what the bowlers do, right now the only man in the world who can get Steven Smith out is, well, Steven Smith

26-Jun-2015•Daniel Brettig in Canterbury

Johnson fires up but Watson, Marsh miss out

Johnson fires up but Watson, Marsh miss out

Where Mitchell Johnson signalled his intent to again dent England neither Shane Watson nor Mitchell Marsh were able to push ahead as the allrounder most likely to take a pivotal place in Australia's first Test X

26-Jun-2015•Daniel Brettig in Canterbury

Shaun Marsh makes his pitch for Test retention

Shaun Marsh makes his pitch for Test retention

Shaun Marsh began his Ashes tour with a century against Kent to stake a claim for retaining his spot in the Test side but there were also runs for Chris Rogers

25-Jun-2015•Daniel Brettig in Canterbury

Rogers, Watson try to secure spots

Rogers, Watson try to secure spots

Lost somewhat in the hubbub about Chris Rogers' failed tour group venture was a most intriguing Australian team selection for the Kent tour match in the medieval city of Canterbury.

24-Jun-2015•Daniel Brettig

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