Ian Bell does not want to be complacent – Cricket News Update
England’s top-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 but he is not being complacent and wants to consistently score runs in
the 50-overs format.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE), after his poor show in the Tests.
Kevin Pietersen’s retirement from the shorter forms of the game however, have proved to be a blessing in disguise for Bell, as the selectors have shown faith on his ability and experience once again.
The 30-year-old’s return to limited-overs international almost ended in an anti-climax, as the batsman faced a painful blow on his http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501 on the eve of the first ODI. However, Bell recovered in time and smashed a stunning century at Southampton,
which was followed by a half-century in the second ODI at the Oval.
The last match of the series was whitewashed as no play was possible at Leeds on Friday. The stylish right-hander was named as the Player of the Series for his brilliant display of stroke-making. It is a massive achievement for Bell that
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 did not miss the services of Pietersen, who bore the burden of English batting in the shorter formats in the previous years.
After reviving his career in the coloured kits, the top-order batsman wants to perform consistently to form a formidable opening partnership with his skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026.
"It's nowhere near job done. For me it was nice to start well and obviously I want to keep playing and batting as much as I can with Cooky at the top of the order and keep trying to get us off to good starts. If we can do that more often
than not we've got that middle-order firepower to get the good scores,” Bell expressed.
Taking into account the bowling strength of his team, Bell thinks his side has the potential to become one of the top ODI teams of the world, if the batsmen can post competitive totals on the board regularly.
The batsman added, "With good scores on the board we've already seen in this series, with five world-class bowlers, it's going to be hard to whack us around the pitch."
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