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[Jeet]

No. You are not thinking about the context of the game and intense determination he had in that knock- England were In a shocking position at that time and ge dug them out of it. He has performed at test level, though I concede he hasn't been as prolific against Australia, but then again not that many people are..however I shall leave you to your opinions- as people have said 'form is temporary, class is permanent': all I'm expressing are my opinions though. (which are shared by others too.)

'form is temporary, class is permanent' I really love this quote, but in Bell's case - he isn't class, so it doesn't apply to him. Class is judged on performances vs the best sides, Bell often takes a duck against the best sides. Averaging millions vs Bangladesh isn't very classy!

[roco]

Well that's your opinion but most of the cricketing world think bell is a class player that has just underperformed

[johan95]

AS I said, I'll leave you to your opinions: too tired to argue lol, though it's all friendly banter I know

[Jeet]

Well that's your opinion but most of the cricketing world think bell is a class player that has just underperformed

How long can one go on underperforming? ECB have hedged their bets with Bell, and by the age of 28, he's done little to prove them right. Between 28-32 is seen as a batsman's peak, so will Bell go from a joke into the next Ricky Ponting(he said he wanted to emulate Punter a few years ago) time is ticking....

[johan95]

Though it seems ok at first, I think your opinions are inciting more and more people. If one is better than ian bell, sure one can judge him, but were not, are we. I think we shouldn't be so judgmental and keep our opinions to ourselves a bit more (give the guy a chance lol!)

[roco]

So a player who avg is 42 in trst cricket is a joke hmmmm

[johan95]

Facts don't seem to help your case either, do they Jeet :/

[Jeet]

So a player who avg is 42 in trst cricket is a joke hmmmm

Remove runs vs Bang(whom have never beaten a full strength Test side) average is a mighty 37.55

[maxy1]

i dont agree that bell is a joke ,even if im not his biggest fan, however i dont agree you have to be better than someone to judge them, for example Jedward probably sing better than me ............ but there still (No Swearing Please)  judging bell against other england players and even his own county standards he does often under perform at international level.

[johan95]

Ok maybe my point was slightly flawed, but i think the judgments are a bit harsh- that's just my opinions. Jeet: 37.6 is a solid average for a middle-order batsman anyway..,

[roco]

You can only score against the attack put in front of you whether bang zim or ind it all counts or if do you feel a joke if you smack a poor bowler to the boundary feels

[maxy1]

the main disappointing thing iv always felt with bell is that he has the potential to play better thats all .

[Jeet]

Ok maybe my point was slightly flawed, but i think the judgments are a bit harsh- that's just my opinions. Jeet: 37.6 is a solid average for a middle-order batsman anyway..,

Your kidding right? 37.6 is pretty poor...

[roco]

What is your test avg jeet? 38 is decent for a middle order player which bell is

[johan95]

Lol exactly what I was gonna say roco. His acc average is 42 too, so that's even better.