I only got to know of the ”Ian Bell run-out incident“ itself when I got onto the Cricinfo mobile site. Yes, the incident is unfortunate and did bring back memories of a match in 2006, when Baz McCullum took off the bails when Murali completed his run and then went to congratulate his batting partner, Sangakkara, on [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Ian Bell’
Spirit of Cricket at stake? Really?
Posted: August 1, 2011 in england, India, Spirit of Cricket, Test CricketTags: Andrew Strauss, Andy Flower, Eoin Morgan, Ian Bell, MS Dhoni
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To select or not to select Ramps, that is the question!
Posted: August 15, 2009 in england, Mark RamprakashTags: england, Ian Bell, Johnathan Trott, Mark Ramprakash, Philip Hughes
Ah, the thought of seeing Ramps gracing the stage for one final shot at redemption just fills my heart up with joy! Yes, I have to make a confession here. I am a true romantic, one of those many people like The Times’ John Woodcock, Wisden Editor Scyld Berry and many more. Though I was [...]
Aussies sending spies to disrupt England Cricket!
Posted: April 13, 2009 in AshesTags: Ashes, Callum Thorp, Darren Pattinson, Ian Bell, Michael Vaughan, Mitchell Claydon, Robert Key
All in English cricket, beware! Uncle JRod is right! Cricket Australia (CA) has sent spies to disrupt English preparations ahead of the ‘all-important’ Ashes season. The spies, coming under the names ‘Claydon’ and ‘Thorp’ have knocked out the first 5 wickets of the MCC team, including the England hopefuls Vaughan, Key and Bell. All is [...]
The fate of the England team…..
Posted: February 9, 2009 in england, West IndiesTags: england, Ian Bell, Sonny Ramadhin
….is just like a soap opera! Interim coach Andy Flower says that there’s nothing to worry about. Sure, I believe that… Defeats happen all the time… Once in a while, an abject defeat takes place…. I suppose it’s the timing of the defeat that has got so many conspiracy theories running amok. The ‘KP-Moores’ fiasco, [...]
Teflon King lives another day!
Posted: February 4, 2009 in england, West IndiesTags: england, Ian Bell, Owais Shah, Steve Harmison
Having no claim than being a ‘classy player’, the Teflon King, Ian Bell, manages to sneak in the side after Owais Shah made a big claim for his spot with an unbeaten 125 against the St. Kitts & Nevis Invitational XI. However, I’m still convinced that Ian Bell’s fingernail was responsible for Shah’s scratched cornea. [...]
