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Originally Posted by greg  Erns blinkered hatred of Bell-Bell will probably play 100 times + for England - and he along with Cook and KP will be what our batting lineup will be built around for many years to come.I think Ern better accept this or he is going to be miserable for most of the next 10 years. |
Well maybe not greg.
England v Australia - 2005.
Lords: Bell 1st Innings 6 --- 2nd innings 8
Edgbaston: Bell 1st Innings 6 --- 2nd innings 21
Old Trafford: Bell 1st innings 59 --- 2nd innings 65
Trent Bridge: Bell 1st innings 3 --- 2nd innings 3
Oval: Bell 1st innings
0 --- 2nd innings
0
Australia v England - 2006.
Brisbane: Bell 1st innings 50 --- 2nd innings
0
Adelaide: Bell 1st innings 60 --- 2nd innings 26
Perth: Bell 1st innings
0 --- 2nd innings 87
Melbourne: Bell 1st innings 7 --- 2nd innings 2
Sydney: Bell 1st innings 71 --- 2nd innings 28
This shows the real Bell against top sides, he is inconsistent and his average is boosted by a few decent scores.
This is not just against Australia - he collapsed with the rest in Multan 2005 to let Pakistan take a victory from defeat.
Also his average must be inflated by the huge average he accumalated against Bangladesh.
Bell is OK - but no better than that, and certainly not a great.
He has been on the verge of losing his England place at least twice.
He by the way is not the only inconsistent England player.
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Originally Posted by south beds mikey Bell has to deliver with the pressure on |
Yep this is bourne out by the poor show he made under pressure (like) in Multan 2005 - when it mattered, and against the good bowling of the Aussie's.