Good to play on challenging surfaces – Ian Bell – Cricket News Update
Following his impressive 106 on Day 2 of Warwickshire’s County Championship game against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597 feels that it is good to bat on challenging surfaces, as oppose to flat decks, adding that one must not complain too much about the early season conditions
across English counties.
It has been tough going for most of the batters in the early part of the current English season, owing to the indifferent nature of the pitches. The concerns have been highlighted by many county directors, including http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-Patrick-Adams-c50949, who termed the Lord’s
pitch as the worst ever, following his side’s narrow three-run defeat against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Middlesex-c817 on April 15th.
It further led to repercussions for the Surrey veteran batsman, Mark Ramprakash, after his side again bore the burden of playing on unpleasant surface. The 42-year-old described the conditions as the most difficult since his debut in 1987, claiming that
is was ‘a lottery’ for batters to score runs.
His further abused the standing umpires after his side was bowled out on 140 on the third day of their match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alan-Richardson-c42776, epitomizes his stance.
Despite such claims, Bell, who registered his first century of the season, and 2012, was not too keen on complaining about the wet spring conditions, which have made it hard for curators to prepare flat pitches. He claimed that it was good to spend some
time on challenging surfaces, even though the prospects of batters coming on top are remote.
"Batting is going to be hard, but you can't sit here and complain about it," he said. "There's no point moaning. You can get a lot out of batting in these conditions. You're not always going to play on flat wickets, so it's good to play on challenging surfaces
where things are in the bowlers' favour. You can't always live in the comfort zone."
Bell’s century helped http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862 to end Day 2 on 195 for 7. While his innings stood out, it was not easy for his teammates, considering that the next best score was 39. However, the English middle-order batsman added that playing on green surfaces will
further help the national team, when they take on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 from May 17th.
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