http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597 maintains form as Edgbaston offers cricket
Ian Bell continued his batting form to guide Warwickshire into a reasonable position on the opening day of the County Championship match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sussex-c852, played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on July 12, 2012.
No venue has caught the eye more than the current base of Warwickshire. With all the talk surrounding http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
And when 65 overs were possible on the resumption of the County Championship, it was pleasing for the fans, at least to watch their local lad Ian Bell maintain his new-found form. At stumps, the home side posted 175 for 3, with the top order all contributing with the bat.
The decision to bat first by skipper Jim Troughton was seen as a gamble, considering the amount of rain over the past week or so. However, the batters showed conviction and batted sensibly to negate any early ball threat.
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Bell however, continued the early momentum with a classy half-century, which included 10 boundaries. With most of the English players advised rest by the management, the ODI opener was keen to spend time at the crease despite arriving late at the ground, owing to family reasons.
His encounters with Panesar remained the most intriguing passage of the day, where the former usually triumphed. After reaching 57, courtesy a sublime drive, he was caught at mid-wicket the very next ball in attempt to pull pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steve-Magoffin-c2578.
Troughton (42*), who had given Bell able support, added an unbeaten 18 with Darren Maddy before play came to an end.
"I've never felt that nets give me the best preparation for a Test match. I don't know whether that makes me a bit old school but I always feel that if I can get 50 in the middle it gets me in a better place than a hundred nets,” Bell revealed his state of mind before the first Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
"It was a bit of a scramble getting here. I didn't arrive on the ground until half an hour before the start and Jim Troughton was ready to go in at three if necessary. But http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashley-Fraser-Giles-c46314 and Jim were brilliant. They said to take all the time I needed and slot in where I could, but it worked out well in the end."
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