Cricket has always been considered a highly moral game. To get decisions, players have to appeal to an official. Without that, the umpire will not do anything in certain situations such as leg-before-wicket or run-out. This is not so in other sports... more
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was praised for his sportsmanship in reprieving Ian Bell - even though the India skipper would have been within his rights to uphold his appeal for a run-out against the England batsman... more
Batsman urges England to go for the jugular against Bangladesh tomorrow after his 10th Test century gave the tourists a narrow first-innings lead in Dhaka... more
The trusty trio of Matt Prior, Ian Bell and Alastair Cook were left to pick up the pieces as England struggled for survival under the blazing sun in Cape Town... more
Andy Flower gave Ian Bell a vote of confidence but would not confirm that the struggling batsman would play in the Second Test against South Africa... more
Ian Bell will not need to look far for inspiration when he makes his Test comeback against Australia at Edgbaston. No further than Andrew Strauss, in fact... more
Ian Bell is determined to make up for the "hurt" of losing his Test spot when he makes his first appearance in the current Ashes series on his home Edgbaston ground this week... more
Ian Bell has declared himself ready to return to the England cause in place of Kevin Pietersen, but then claimed he would rather the star batsman was still available... more
Cricket: Axed Test batsman Ian Bell wants his England Lions team to give Australia a taste of the tough cricket they can expect when the Ashes battle begins... more
Cricket: Ian Bell is using Andrew Strauss as his inspiration in an attempt to recover from the lowest point of his career and win back a place in the England team for the First Test against West Indies... more
Cricket: Ian Bell made an immediate bid for an England recall by scoring a commanding 172 for Warwickshire — the first century of the new county season... more
A general malaise since the last home Ashes victory and a humiliating innings defeat in the first test against the West Indies means England's cricketers have much to do if they are to seriously challenge Australia this summer... more
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