Posts tagged with ‘Ian Bell’
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July 31, 2011
The Ian Bell Run Out
An extraordinary 3rd day at Trent Bridge exploded into life with the Ian Bell “run out” that wasn’t. The incident sparked a furious debate about the spirit of cricket, but MS Dhoni’s decision to recall Bell was warmly applauded by a fractious crowd.
August 2, 2009
The Ashes: Is the Bell about to toll?
Ian Bell has just reached his fifty from the third ball after lunch. England are four wickets down, Strauss and Collingwood having fallen in the morning session. The Test is in the balance, a result is still possible even if a draw is the most likely outcome. What happens next?
July 29, 2009
The Ashes: 3rd Test Preview
All of the attention over the last 10 days has surrounded players either injured or badly out of form. Both sides are in a certain amount of disarray, but it promises to be the weather that holds the trump card at Edgbaston.
July 23, 2009
The Ashes: Whither Ian Bell?
Had you considered that Ian Bell might actually score some runs against Australia when he replaces the “recently injured” Kevin Pietersen at Edgbaston?
July 22, 2009
The Ashes: Kevin Pietersen has surgery
On his achilles that is, before all you KP-haters out there get too excited. This means that KP will miss the rest of the Ashes. Frankly, we could see this coming with all the inevitability of a tax-hike. Four injections to limp through five days of cricket is too much.
July 13, 2009
Ashes 1st Test aftermath
As emotive as England’s late escape was yesterday, the team will be under no illusions – they were thoroughly outplayed. With the 2nd Test following just a few days behind, Strauss will need to regroup his team fast. Here are the areas that are of concern.
June 19, 2009
Press want Harmison in (and Bell)
Journalism is increasingly becoming lazy, trotting out the same old stuff without mercy. Never more so than when it comes to England squad selection for the Ashes.
May 10, 2009
Selectors undo their good work at first opportunity
We thought that it was a new dawn. We felt that a definitive statement had been made about the future direction of the England team. We felt there would be no more passengers or shirkers. We were wrong.
May 6, 2009
Bopara takes his chance
Ravi Bopara has done in 1 innings what Ian Bell hasn’t managed in 31. He has scored a century batting at no. 3 for England.
May 1, 2009
County Cricket Team of the Month April
These are my selections for the best performers in English cricket for the month of April, in all competitions.
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23rd September 2011, 7:13pm
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13th September 2011, 7:43pm
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5th September 2011, 8:20pm
RT @2ndYellow: Latest post on the Arsenal crisis, including an historical parallel from 80 years ago -> http://t.co/bbQ7Fov #afc #foo ...
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