Bopara also hit a century against West Indies in the winter

Essex chief executive David East thinks Ravi Bopara can make the number three slot his own in the England batting line-up this summer.

Bopara hit 143 in the first Test against the West Indies at Lord's, to follow-up a century in the Caribbean during the winter.

"We've always known he's a good one-day batsman and has played some great innings for us," East told BBC Essex

"But his innings at Lord's was very different and he left the ball well."

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