The youngster was stumped by James Foster off Tim Phillips and James Hockley was bowled by Danish Kaneria soon after, but this was to be Essex's final success of the day.

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Of the eight top pace bowlers in the world since January 2010, four were English - Tim Bresnan, James Anderson, Chris Tremlett and Steven Finn - with more than 200 wickets between themselves during this period.

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The likes of James Anderson and Tim Bresnan, who are good swing bowlers, will exploit these conditions well.

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