Vaughan, Bell fail at Lord's

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Lord's - Day Three
Durham 311-4 dec (I D Blackwell 102 no, W R Smith 71 no, M J Di Venuto 53) v MCC 126-7 (C D Thorp 4-15)
MCC drew with Durham

England hopefuls Michael Vaughan, Ian Bell and Rob Key all failed to impress as the clash between Durham and the MCC ended in a draw at Lord's.

The curtain-raiser to the new domestic season always seemed set to end in stalemate with more than two days of the fixture already lost to rain.

Having reached 311-4 before declaring their first innings, reigning champions Durham allowed their bowlers to enjoy some much-needed match practice.

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