World Twenty20 place for Essex ace Bopara
England have named Essex all-rounder Ravi Bopara in their provisional 30-man squad for the ICC World Twenty20. Bopara, who was born in Forest Gate and went to Brampton Manor school has fallen out of favour with the national set-up recently, and wasn’t included in the tour to Bangladesh.

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Afghanistan end the American dream in World Twenty20 tournament qualifiers
Afghanistan’s dream of making the World Twenty20 tournament lives on after they clinched their place in the Super Fours stage of the qualifying tournament by beating USA.

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