Controversial Bell puts England in charge

By Richard Sydenham

NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Ian Bell scored an unblemished if argumentative 159 which helped put England in authority opposite India during a tighten of a third day of a second exam during Trent Bridge upon Sunday.

England, who were twenty-four for a single overnight, sealed upon 441 for 6 in their second innings, an altogether lead of 374. India already needs to finish a top run follow to win a Nottingham test, England’s 284 for 6 opposite New Zealand in 2004.

The day featured a thespian U-turn after England trailed India’s initial innings by 43 runs during a begin of a day, when Bell was upon nine. Eoin Morgan chipped in with 70, Kevin Pietersen done 63, whilst Matt Prior was 64 not out with Tim Bresnan upon 47 during a close.

Bell was during his in vogue most appropriate in induction his 15th exam hundred as he guided England from grief in to a upon all sides of strength. But a weird run out upon a cadence of tea valid a day’s articulate point.

Morgan clipped Ishant Sharma to square-leg as good as a batsmen finished 3 runs as good as afterwards asumed a round had crossed a range as fielder Praveen Kumar gave a sense it was in actuality 4 runs, nonetheless he never signalled.

As referee Asad Rauf waited for acknowledgment either it was a 4 or a three, Kumar accidentally returned a round as good as Abhinav Mukund in a future took off a bails whilst Bell was out of his crease, upon foot at the back of to a pavilion for tea.

After a little discussion, with a batsmen by right away station upon a corner of a field, Bell was since out to a drawn out condemnation of a throng as good as a England team, who have been 1-0 up in a four-match series.

When a umpires as good as a Indians returned after tea to a carol of boos from a 15,000 crowd, Bell afterwards appeared to everyone’s surprise.

It after transpired which during a tea interlude a England captain Andrew Strauss as good as manager Andy Flower approached their Indian counterparts as good as asked if they wished to retreat their appeal.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni told Strauss he would deliberate his group prior to returning with an agreement to concede Bell to return.

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Technically Law 27.8 states which such a preference has to engage a umpires as good as contingency occur upon a margin of play. The actuality it was upon a final round prior to tea might have meant there was room for a little discretion.

When a headlines was voiced to spectators during a drinks’ mangle in a dusk session, a India group perceived a station acclaim from a superb Nottingham crowd.

“I was only labyrinth off for tea,” Bell told a headlines conference. “I was genuine as good as it was a foolish thing to do.

“The right preference was done in a suggestion of cricket.”

It was a sporting gesticulate nonetheless it might not go down good with each Indian as Bell as good as Morgan went upon to supplement a serve 69 runs, of which Bell’s share was 22.

That situation will be remembered as a single of a some-more weird moments in exam story though for a present, it could have a critical temperament upon a outcome of a compare as England led by only 187 runs during a time.

The debate should not shroud a peculiarity of Bell’s 206-ball innings which enclosed twenty-four boundaries.

India struggled to enclose his form of superb as good as ideally timed strokes to anything which was somewhat off-line, generally multiform ethereal late cuts by a empty small ravine region. He has right away struck 4 centuries in his final 9 exam innings.

The runs after Bell’s innings finished were unpleasant ones for India. Morgan faced only 88 balls for his 70, bringing his 50 up with a six, whilst Prior additionally took off mercilessly, handling his runs from 55 deliveries. Prior has combined 102 with Bresnan so far.

Earlier, Strauss’s bad run of form one after another as he was held at the back of for sixteen as good as he has right away unsuccessful to measure some-more than 32 in his final 8 innings.

(Editing by John Mehaffey)

Controversial Bell puts England in charge