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DebatableClass act.
Bags of talent but never really stepped up and dominated when England needed him to. Wasn't there some stat that the majority of his hundreds were scored when someone else in the team had already scored a hundred (and therefore innings was in a comfortable position with no pressure on him when he came the crease - at least I think that was the inference)
Are you not dismissing Pope rather prematurely who has scored more CC runs than Bell this season? And there's a big gap between the quality of the bowling in the 1st and 2nd division.He’d still be our best number 4 (now that Root is at 3)
I don't need to "read and educate". I'm not talking about one series against a very average side, I'm talking about his performances over the 12 or so years he was a test player .i don't believe he dominated like he should have done.Read this and educate yourself: 2013 Ashes series - Wikipedia
I don't need to "read and educate". I'm not talking about one series against a very average side, I'm talking about his performances over the 12 or so years he was a test player .i don't believe he dominated like he should have done.
Are you not dismissing Pope rather prematurely who has scored more CC runs than Bell this season? And there's a big gap between the quality of the bowling in the 1st and 2nd division.
He had a rubbish season last year with no centuries while Trott scored 4 and probably as a result Warks were relegated.
He is doing better this season at third in the batting averages but it's not a record that supports his selection for England.
he's finished and England knew it a few years ago that's why they got rid of him, he has struggled since he got dropped too, only last season he was dropped for the T20 side and other formats and he resigned as captain due to his poor form. He's still a decent player like a lot of ex England players are in the county game i.e. Trescothick, Collingwood, Trott etc but international cricket is still miles away from that standard.
Ian Bell was great when the going was good but will also be known for generally not being able to dig in or score big runs when it was tough but overall he can still look at his Test career and be proud. Glad we have seen the last of him and his kind in the ODI format though.
I never used to like him when he first played for England but he grew into it and became a very good Test batsman. I don't know whether the new Test Selector would have him though unless he is from Oxford or Cambridge.
Read this and educate yourself: 2013 Ashes series - Wikipedia