#AshesRewind | #IanBell
Ashes'13 England:
England won 3 matches in the series, Ian Bell had centuries in all three..
Here are the next highest England scores in those innings:
65
67
45
Two of those came from lower order batters.
Every single time Bell walked in, England were already under pressure.
Nottingham: 121 for 3, only 56 ahead.
Soon 174 for 5 with only Prior and bowlers to come.
Bell made 109 and added 138 with Broad. England won by 14 runs.
Lord’s: 29 for 3 in the first innings.
Bell made 109 again, setting up a match winning lead.
Durham: 49 for 3 in the second innings, only 17 ahead.
Bell made 113 and turned the match. England won by 74 runs.
Three hundreds.
Three crises.
Three wins.
Ian Bell did not just make runs.
He saved England every single time.
@Ian_Bell
Happy Birthday @Ian_Bell
Bell was part of 5 Ashes win (only Botham & Wilfred Rhodes won that many Ashes) in 2005, 2009, 2010-11, 2013 and 2015.
He played 118 Tests, 161 ODIs and 8 T20Is scoring 13,330 International runs and 26 International Hundreds.
𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗜𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗕𝗘 🎉
What a career: 34,360 runs, inc 17,575 as a Bear. 🏏
He turns 43 today. 🥳
One of the best. Enjoy the day @Ian_Bell 🫡
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