**Official** West Indies in England 2012

[BoyBrumby]

He has a Test wicket

'Twas a "one hand, one bounce" C&B if memory serves. on our 05/06 tour of Pakistan.

I've always thought Bell was underbowled generally. No real pace, but bowled wicket to wicket with a little in shape to the right-handers. No worse than Trott, certainly.

 

[Howe_zat]

Believe it or not he once took two wickets in the 49th over of an ODI.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Predictable

 

[GIMH]

'Twas a "one hand, one bounce" C&B if memory serves. on our 05/06 tour of Pakistan.

I've always thought Bell was underbowled generally. No real pace, but bowled wicket to wicket with a little in shape to the right-handers. No worse than Trott, certainly.

Yeah certainly was

 

[stumpski]

Bell ends Yousuf's innings:

Ian Bell's Maiden Test Wicket - YouTube


There's some discussion on YT, unsurprisingly, but I don't see ball make contact with ground at any point, even though he seems to release his grip.

 

[Manee]

There it is, look at that shape.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Hasn't Bell had a few back problems and that is why he doesn't bowl anymore?

Before the Aussies jump in it isn't a lack of a spine either.

 

[Prince EWS]

Hasn't Bell had a few back problems and that is why he doesn't bowl anymore?

Yeah he officially gave it away a year or two ago. Used to bowl quite a bit for Warwickshire before he became an England regular.

 

[weeman27bob]

All this talk about Bell's bowling raises an interesting and very serious point of discussion.

Are England the only team who's 10 and 11 (Swann and Anderson) would do a better job opening the batting than the opening batsmen would do opening the bowling?

 

[Howe_zat]

I think that'd apply to most teams considering the opening bats never have to bowl and the tailenders almost always have to bat.

The West Indies #10 and #11 may actually do a better job of opening the batting than their opening batsmen.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Schweinstagger rules

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

I quite like the cut of this Gabriel chap's jib. Looks a tidy bowler.

Glad to be able to watch some proper test cricket again, though I have seen a fair dose of International Cricket Captain 'dive over the ball' fielding in this Test so far.

 

[Hurricane]

I am enjoying Ian Bell's straight bat to deliveries on his middle stump. So many different ways of playing that ball. You can whip it through the leg side - or dead bat it - he sort of gently pushes the ball away.

It is not a natural shot to defend a ball at middle stump and it needs to be a skill mastered at a young age if you want to be a good bat.

 

[slowfinger]

lol @ cricinfo copy and pasting

 

[Spikey]

samuels doing his best to make me not hate him

 

[Burgey]

Couple of nice pull shots from Marvellous Marlon.

 

[Burgey]

Commentators noting Viv Richards saying Lillee the hardest bowler he faced. Cue confected CW outrage and spreadsheets to be distributed in 5, 4, 3,.....

 

[Howe_zat]

I think that's the 18th one to fall short of the slips? Take the hint and stand further forward ffs.

 

[Spikey]

Commentators noting Viv Richards saying Lillee the hardest bowler he faced. Cue confected CW outrage and spreadsheets to be distributed in 5, 4, 3,.....

viv believes kallis is the greatest cricketer to roam this earth iirc

 

[Burgey]

viv believes kallis is the greatest cricketer to roam this earth iirc

Obviously a couple of DK's bouncers did some brain damage later in his career then...