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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Bell, 43, joins a Capitals side that narrowly missed out on a playoffs berth in 2025 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/337600/337683.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1523303.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1523303.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ian-bell-joins-delhi-capitals-as-assistant-coach-1523303 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:02:05 GMT "We appointed Ian to bring in a person with local knowledge to help the players with key insights on the conditions there," SLC said in a statement https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/337600/337682.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1447288.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1447288.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/eng-vs-sl-ian-bell-named-sri-lanka-batting-coach-for-test-tour-of-england-1447288 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:28:58 GMT Former England batter to work under Renegades head coach David Saker after previous BBL experience as a player at Perth Scorchers and an assistant at Hobart Hurricanes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/337600/337683.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1410100.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1410100.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/bbl-news-ian-bell-joins-melbourne-renegades-as-an-assistant-coach-for-the-bbl-1410100 Thu, 23 Nov 2023 04:36:11 GMT Saqlain Mushtaq and James Foster to also be part of the set-up as New Zealand plan to rotate their support staff over the next four months https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/328200/328239.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1393766.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1393766.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/stephen-fleming-ian-bell-saqlain-mushtaq-to-join-nz-coaching-staff-1393766 Tue, 22 Aug 2023 19:40:30 GMT Former England offspinner will travel to UAE for first week of Lions training camp https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/289200/289211.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1343345.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1343345.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/graeme-swann-to-mentor-england-lions-spinners-1343345 Fri, 04 Nov 2022 19:10:00 GMT Mickey Arthur hopes Bell can improve fortunes of club's faltering batting lineup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/337500/337552.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1309436.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1309436.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-ian-bell-joins-derbyshire-as-consultant-batting-coach-1309436 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 12:39:02 GMT Former England batter won title with Perth Scorchers in 2016-17 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/256800/256801.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1291750.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1291750.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/big-bash-2021-22-ian-bell-joins-hobart-hurricanes-as-assistant-coach-1291750 Tue, 30 Nov 2021 12:41:59 GMT Last-wicket pair hang tight after Selman's 73 establishes defiant rearguard https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/306700/306769.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1231887.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1231887.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/bob-willis-trophy-glamorgan-dig-deep-for-draw-to-take-gloss-off-ian-bells-warwickshire-farewell-1231887 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England legend falls short of century in final first-class appearance against Glamorgan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/280300/280332.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1231775.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1231775.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/bob-willis-trophy-ian-bell-bows-out-with-90-to-push-warwickshire-towards-farewell-victory-1231775 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Warwickshire slump to 186 all out despite Bell 50 but Liam Norwell strikes before close https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/308500/308532.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1231633.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1231633.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/bob-willis-trophy-ian-bell-half-century-in-final-first-class-game-holds-warwickshire-together-1231633 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Warwickshire batsman last played international cricket in 2015 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/214000/214033.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1231550.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1231550.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ian-bell-england-batsman-to-retire-at-end-of-season-1231550 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former England batsman extends time with his home county's senior ranks to 23 years https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/279700/279736.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1225983.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1225983.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1225983 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Appointment suggests Bell can look forward to a career in coaching when his playing days end https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/295400/295408.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1202379.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1202379.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1202379 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Batsman will play no part in Warwickshire's County Championship campaign for the first time since 2000 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/279700/279736.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1196291.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1196291.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1196291 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Sami may have come away with a hat-trick, but his wickets had been set up by the efforts of 18-year old Mohammad Musa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/234700/234757.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1175810.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1175810.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1175810 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell, who last played for England in 2015, proved to be a surprise pick, while Shahid Afridi found a new home and Brendon McCullum was overlooked https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/267100/267122.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1166205.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1166205.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1166205 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jonathan Trott was also closing in on three figures as the prolific pair ground down the Sussex attack https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/280300/280339.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1159931.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1159931.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1159931 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Since Ian Bell has come to terms with the fact that his England days are over, he has made it seem more illogical than ever https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/241000/241047.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1157825.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1157825.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1157825 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The holders were handed their sixth defeat of the North Group campaign by a Bears team which remains in the qualification race thanks to a solid bowling display https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/278000/278039.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1154853.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1154853.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1154853 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The 36-year-old is enjoying an outstanding domestic season and England's middle-order remains fragile https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/277300/277342.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1154777.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1154777.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1154777 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Birmingham Bears fell to a 16-run defeat against the Derbyshire Falcons in a low-scoring Vitality Blast game at Derby https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/267100/267122.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1154290.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1154290.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1154290 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell's rejuvenation continued with his first T20 hundred as Birmingham escaped a third successive defeat in a high-scoring tie against winless Northants https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/278000/278039.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1152910.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1152910.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1152910 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell's outstanding season continued as the Bears handsomely avenged their defeat at the hands of Nottinghamshire in last summer's T20 Blast final https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/278000/278039.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1151325.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1151325.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1151325 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT That the visitors failed in their quest can be explained by the team-spirit and collective will of a Kent team who are enjoying a lovely season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/277700/277711.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1150228.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1150228.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1150228 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Warwickshire need 519 to beat Kent - a figure never achieved - but at 229 for 1, and Ian Bell again in sumptious form, anything is possible at Tunbridge Wells https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/241000/241047.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1150049.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1150049.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1150049 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The last time Ian Bell struck two hundreds in a match his England career was about to begin. This time he recognises his international career lies in the past https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/277300/277342.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1149424.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1149424.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1149424 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell completed a memorable return to form with Jonathan Trott again in support as one of county cricket's best-known double acts proved too much for Glamorgan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/277300/277342.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1149246.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1149246.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1149246 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bell finished unbeaten on 145 as Warwickshire chased down 300 in a match featuring four individual centuries https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/262900/262942.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1148355.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1148355.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1148355 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell had a disastrous 2017, resigning from the Warwickshire captaincy and overlooked by England for the Ashes, but he began a new season in seductive fashion https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/241000/241047.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143285.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143285.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1143285 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Anya Shrubsole has achieved what England's men have found beyond them by being shortlisted for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/266100/266171.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1127348.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1127348.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1127348 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A Jeetan Patel century has kept Warwickshire in a contest at Headingley that Yorkshire need to win to calm their own fears of a drop into Division Two https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/222700/222763.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-championship-division-1-2017/content/story/1121181.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-championship-division-1-2017/content/story/1121181.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1121181 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ryan McLaren removed the two key names in Warwickshire's middle order as Lancashire closed in on victory https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/267600/267636.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-championship-division-1-2017/content/story/1118440.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-championship-division-1-2017/content/story/1118440.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1118440 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell has stepped down as captain of Warwickshire in all formats of the game having been dropped from their T20 side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/267100/267122.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1117206.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1117206.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1117206 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/262900/262942.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/natwest-t20-blast-2017/content/story/1109668.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/natwest-t20-blast-2017/content/story/1109668.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1109668 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bottom-of-the-table Warwickshire turned the Royal London Cup North Group table on its head with a five-wicket win over Yorkshire at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/262900/262942.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1097808.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1097808.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1097808 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell's first century for Warwickshire in 13 months was all in vain as his side went down to Worcestershire in the Royal London Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/262900/262942.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1097435.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1097435.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1097435 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Warwickshire arrested an abject start to the season as 99 from skipper Ian Bell helped them find the steel they needed to defy Surrey https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/261200/261245.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-championship-division-1-2017/content/story/1094438.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-championship-division-1-2017/content/story/1094438.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1094438 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell's highest first-class score for more than a year has kept Warwickshire's heads above water in their Championship match against Surrey https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/261200/261245.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-championship-division-1-2017/content/story/1094183.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-championship-division-1-2017/content/story/1094183.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1094183 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Just after lunch, it looked for all the world as if this match was heading for a three-day finish. But Jonathan Trott had other ideas https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/261200/261243.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1091530.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1091530.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1091530 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A devastating spell of bowling from Mark Footitt - or perhaps that should be Mark F00000itt - powered Surrey into an overwhelmingly dominant position at The Kia Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/250800/250855.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1091187.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1091187.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1091187 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell has committed to Warwickshire for a further three years, after signing a contract extension that runs until the end of the 2020 season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/250600/250683.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1090097.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1090097.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1090097 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell and Mitchell Johnson were the stars for Perth Scorchers as they brushed aside the Adelaide Strikers for a comfortable 48-run win in their first match of the season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/256600/256657.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2016-17/content/story/1073868.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2016-17/content/story/1073868.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1073868 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England batsman Ian Bell has signed for Perth Scorchers for the 2016-17 Big Bash season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/245500/245517.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1051665.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1051665.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1051665 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jeetan Patel was hailed as 'one of the best overseas players Warwickshire have ever had' by Ian Bell a match-winning five-wicket haul https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/251200/251245.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1051649.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1051649.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1051649 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell's accession to the Warwickshire captaincy was not meant to turn out like this. Instead of an anticipated title challenge, he is now haunted by vague fears of relegation, unthinkable in April https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/241000/241047.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1046879.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1046879.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1046879 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Notts Outlaws secured their place in the NatWest T20 Blast quarter-finals with a six-wicket win over Birmingham Bears at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/232000/232003.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1037895.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1037895.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1037895 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire and Warwickshire played out at draw at Old Trafford in a game which three young Lancastrians and their respective coaches will never forget https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/220700/220747.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1028867.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1028867.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1028867 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell's excellent 67 steered the Birmingham Bears to a thrilling four wicket victory off the final ball of the NatWest Blast T20 match against the Derbyshire Falcons at Derby https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/245500/245517.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1027239.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1027239.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1027239 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brett D'Oliveira continued an excellent season with bat ande ball as Worcestershire saw off Warwickshire in the last over the West Midlands derby https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/218900/218955.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1020253.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1020253.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1020253 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell's hamstring strain should not keep him out of contention for England's first Investec Test squad, according to his director of cricket at Warwickshire, Dougie Brown https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/241000/241047.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1011687.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1011687.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1011687 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Just when it seemed reliable pitches were now the norm, Edgbaston turned nasty, 18 wickets fell in the day and batsmen took some painful blows https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/241000/241047.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1011097.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1011097.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1011097 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Joe Root is set to stay at No. 4 in England's Test line-up for the series against Sri Lanka, but Alastair Cook admitted there were some "tough decisions" to be made about other batting positions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/232200/232221.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2016/content/story/1009025.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2016/content/story/1009025.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1009025 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT When hands were shaken at 5.52pm, both teams, you sense, left sunny Southampton satisfied https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/239800/239835.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/997575.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/997575.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-997575 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell reminded the England selectors of his qualities on a day when a space in the middle order unexpectedly - and sadly - opened up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/239700/239749.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/997151.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/997151.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-997151 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell has always wanted to skipper Warwickshire at some stage of his career and he could have taken over at a propitious time https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/224000/224059.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/995325.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/995325.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-995325 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Champions Yorkshire were beaten by four wickets in Abu Dhabi as Ian Bell helped lay the platform for a comfortable MCC win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/237600/237685.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/988279.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/988279.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-988279 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell could not quite make the same early statement as Gary Ballance managed in Abu Dhabi but a lower-order fightback lifted the MCC to a first-innings lead against Yorkshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/237600/237689.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/986849.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/986849.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-986849 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gary Ballance, dropped by England midway through last summer's Ashes series, made an immediate statement in the traditional curtain-raiser to the English county season with a century against MCC in Abu Dhabi https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/237500/237529.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/986343.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/986343.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-986343 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With another English season approaching, George Dobell sat down with five stalwarts of the professional scene to chat about the latest changes in the county game https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/222800/222807.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/982645.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/982645.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-982645 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell has been named as captain of the MCC side to take on Yorkshire in this year's Champion County match in Abu Dhabi https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/225700/225723.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/mcc/content/story/968979.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/mcc/content/story/968979.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-968979 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT an Bell is to replace Varun Chopra as Warwickshire captain, following his axing from England's Test squad and his retirement from limiited-overs cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/232000/232003.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/964111.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/964111.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-964111 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alastair Cook has challenged his young England team to take their chance for a memorable overseas series win in South Africa this winter https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/228700/228753.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-england-2015-16/content/story/951069.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-england-2015-16/content/story/951069.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-951069 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Anderson, Ian Bell and Alastair Cook are among the England players who could appear in the Pakistan Super League https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/223100/223153.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/943779.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/943779.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-943779 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jos Buttler admitted that being dropped from the Test team had helped to clear his mind before a stunning return to form in the final ODI against Pakistan and England's coach, Trevor Bayliss, has held out similar hope for Ian Bell, after he was left out o https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/227400/227417.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2015-16/content/story/942875.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2015-16/content/story/942875.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-942875 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell has vowed to fight for his England spot, but if his omission for the South Africa tour does prove the end there is much that should be applauded from his 11-year career https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/217300/217311.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-england-2015-16/content/story/942351.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-england-2015-16/content/story/942351.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-942351 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen has branded the decision to omit Ian Bell from England's touring squad to South Africa as "pathetic," "insane" and "ridiculous." https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/218800/218885.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-england-2015-16/content/story/942329.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/south-africa-v-england-2015-16/content/story/942329.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-942329 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell termed Alastair Cook's display on the third day in Abu Dhabi a "masterclass" and said he had been an inspiration for him during his own struggles https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/224000/224027.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2015-16/content/story/929291.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2015-16/content/story/929291.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-929291 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alastair Cook anchored England's response to Pakistan's immense first innings of 523 for 8 declared with a serene unbeaten 168 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/223900/223981.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-pakistan-2016/content/story/929011.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-pakistan-2016/content/story/929011.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-929011 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell has confirmed that he wants to continue playing Test cricket despite suggestions that he was considering retirement https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/219000/219095.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/914717.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/914717.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-914717 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's commitment to attacking with the bat, whatever the consequences, has received official endorsement from their new coach https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/218800/218885.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/905679.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/905679.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-905679 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell's second fifty of the match ensured a 2-1 series lead for England and snuffed out any hopes Australia raised during a tail-end fight that set England a target of 121 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/219000/219047.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/905157.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/905157.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-905157 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia were skittled for 136 on the first day at Edgbaston, where James Anderson led a magnificent display of swing and seam bowling that made full use of the conditions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/218800/218807.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/904091.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/904091.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-904091 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He is not at an age where the reflexes should have slowed. He does not lack for desire. Yet he has been bowled four times in his last 11 innings and, worryingly, has started to look more fallible in the field https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/217000/217057.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/903711.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/903711.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-903711 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England were bowled out for 289, setting Australia 412 to win as the first Test of the Investec Ashes moved swiftly on https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/217300/217301.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/896651.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2015/content/story/896651.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-896651 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell rarely misses an opportunity to shine when available for his county and his 90 off 65 balls guided the Birmingham Bears to a seven-wicket win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/214900/214955.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/884815.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/884815.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-884815 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A stunning fightback at Lord's as followed by a performance at Headingley which reminded how much work remains for England, but the captain was back in fine form https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/214100/214121.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2015/content/story/884061.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2015/content/story/884061.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-884061 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The most striking aspect of the Investec summer launch came in the contrast between Ian Bell's understandably guarded responses, and the utter relaxation of Grant Elliot, nevertheless taken aback by the headlines around English cricket in the past 48 hour https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/212400/212469.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2015/content/story/875671.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-new-zealand-2015/content/story/875671.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-875671 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The series against West Indies showed England what they already knew: trouble with a second opener, a paucity of spin options and the importance of James Anderson https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/210900/210987.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-england-2015/content/story/870515.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-england-2015/content/story/870515.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-870515 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's Test attack from Antigua was given a day off on Sunday and the same quicks are likely to face more hard work in the second Test with them unable to find much movement https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/211100/211153.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-england-2015/content/story/863821.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-england-2015/content/story/863821.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-863821 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell's 22nd Test hundred helped England recover from a difficult start in Antigua and end the opening day of the series in the ascendency https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/210500/210589.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-england-2015/content/story/860905.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-england-2015/content/story/860905.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-860905 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's captain Eoin Morgan expressed support for Ian Bell's understated role in a Woirld Cup record opening stand with Moeen Ali as England saw off Scotland comfortably in Christchurch https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/206600/206683.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/837385.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/837385.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-837385 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England hope to be inspired by the spirit of Christchurch as they take the next step in their World Cup campaign https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/206000/206081.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/836617.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/836617.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-836617 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Before this game, Steven Smith had captained Australia in three matches. They had lost none of them, and he had scored a century in each. Now he has captained Australia in four matches. They have still lost none of them, and he has still scored a century https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/204200/204245.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/carlton-mid-triangular-series-2015/content/story/823143.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/carlton-mid-triangular-series-2015/content/story/823143.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-823143 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell has enjoyed his return to the opening position in England's ODI side after being dropped in Sri Lanka late last year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/203600/203627.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/carlton-mid-triangular-series-2015/content/story/822917.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/carlton-mid-triangular-series-2015/content/story/822917.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-822917 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A year after he had gone back home from Brisbane, midway during the Ashes tour, Steven Finn's five-for set up a big England win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/204000/204023.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/carlton-mid-triangular-series-2015/content/story/822343.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/carlton-mid-triangular-series-2015/content/story/822343.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-822343 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After hammering 187 in England's second warm-up match in Australia, Ian Bell said his innings was the "perfect template" for how he hopes to open the batting https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/203600/203627.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/carlton-mid-triangular-series-2015/content/story/820759.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/carlton-mid-triangular-series-2015/content/story/820759.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-820759 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell will enter the one-day tri-series in outstanding form after his 187 set up victory for England in their final warm-up match against the Prime Minister's XI in Canberra https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/203600/203607.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/carlton-mid-triangular-series-2015/content/story/820715.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/carlton-mid-triangular-series-2015/content/story/820715.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-820715 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kevin Pietersen said he wants to face his former team-mates after a spot opened up in the Prime Minister's XI https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/202200/202277.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/carlton-mid-triangular-series-2015/content/story/819611.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/carlton-mid-triangular-series-2015/content/story/819611.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-819611 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell will take inspiration from Jos Buttler as he looks to help England reverse their run of poor results in the build up to the World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/199000/199063.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-england-2014-15/content/story/802941.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-england-2014-15/content/story/802941.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-802941 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell has called on his team-mates to be "fearless" in their attempts to build momentum for the World Cup, suggesting the public would rather see them "be aggressive and lose" if the alternative was another tame exit from the tournament https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/186600/186611.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-england-2014-15/content/story/800611.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-england-2014-15/content/story/800611.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-800611 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell has been ruled out of the final one-day international against India at Headingley with the fractured toe he sustained in the warm-up to the fourth game at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/185900/185945.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2014/content/story/777639.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2014/content/story/777639.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-777639 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graeme Swann and Michael Vaughan have joined forces to condemn England's selection and strategy heading into the 2015 World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158700/158708.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/774061.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/774061.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-774061 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT His captaincy may never be associated with tactical genius or stirring words but Alastair Cook's style of leadership is appreciated by his players https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/190500/190593.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2014/content/story/767199.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2014/content/story/767199.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-767199 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peter Moores has praised Ian Bell for his contribution to the improvement of Moeen Ali's offspin https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/190300/190321.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2014/content/story/766303.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2014/content/story/766303.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-766303 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Farbrace insisted England's senior players could not be praised highly enough despite recent results at the close of play on the fourth day of the second Investec Test at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/189600/189651.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2014/content/story/762645.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-india-2014/content/story/762645.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-762645 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell has rejected the suggestion Alastair Cook is on the brink of resigning the England captaincy and said it was the performance of the players rather than any tactical shortcomings that have cost the side in Leeds https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/187900/187903.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/755185.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/755185.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-755185 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As Ian Bell sat in the dressing rooms at Edgbaston in May 2009 and watched his former England colleagues take the field in a Test against West Indies, the prospect of a 100th Test cap seemed almost impossibly distant https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/187000/187093.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/753601.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/753601.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-753601 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sam Hain broke Ian Bell's record and became the youngest man to score a first-class century for Warwickshire as they took a grip on their game against Northamptonshire. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158900/158951.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/753351.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/753351.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-753351 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The eve of England's first Test in six months did not see Alastair Cook rip up his usual script and name his XI early but he did reveal two noteworthy pieces of information about Ian Bell and Gary Ballance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/173500/173579.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/751737.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/751737.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-751737 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Bell, who has been named England's Player of the Year, has demanded an improvement in the team's "limp" batting returns over the last year as they prepare to resume Test cricket against Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/164700/164795.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/751267.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-sri-lanka-2014/content/story/751267.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-751267 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT