Cricket: Bell enjoys debut day
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Ian Bell says he is "pretty happy" with his first experience of Test cricket after making a vital 70.
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England batsman Ian Bell will have his bruised left wrist reassessed on the eve of the opening Ashes Test.
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The visitors resumed on Thursday morning with Jacob Oram on 18, Brendon McCullum on 48 and the total on 207/5. McCullum had already done much to change the course of the match with his brisk innings on Wednesday
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With a power-packed lineup that features  sluggers like Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, it was Mark  Bellhorn who was the unlikely hero of Game One of the 100th  World Series with a two-run homer for the Boston Red Sox  Saturday.
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Kevin Pietersen's 104 was the centrepiece of England's 347 for six at stumps on the first day of the third Test against Pakistan at Headingley.
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England recall Ian Bell, Monty Panesar and Liam Plunkett for the first one-dayer against West Indies.
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Ian Bell insists England can end their poor one-day form despite again struggling against Pakistan.
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Andrew Hall&#39;s unbeaten knock of 78 helped South Africa make a fine start in their two-Test series against India at the Green Park Stadium.
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Ian Bell is almost certain to make his England Test debut on Thursday in the final match against West Indies.
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AUSTRALIAN openers Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer have made a good start on day three of the first cricket Test against Pakistan at the WACA Ground.
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West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers officially opens the Cricket World Cup on Sunday.
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Captain Paul Collingwood hailed the effort of his three young quick bowlers who helped England to a 79-run win in the first one-day international of the series against West Indies at Lord&#39;s on Sunday.
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This was not an easy day on which to play cricket. The sun shone brilliantly enough but for all of the opening day of the series a buffeting westerly crosswind flapped the trouser legs of the players, put
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The South Africans have consolidated in the post-tea session on the first day of the Kanpur Test against India. The Proteas are 230 for four at stumps on Day 1. Andrew Hall, opening the innings for the first
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KANPUR, India -- Opener Andrew Hall and debutant Zander de Bruyn defied India&#39;s spin attack on Sunday to put South Africa in command of the first Test match in Kanpur.
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It might have been a waste of time for most involved but Nathan Astle appreciated his &quot;long net&quot; against the United States in the ICC Champions Trophy opener.
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When John Thomson got the call last week from his agent and was told that the Kansas City Royals wanted to sign him, it didn't dawn on him that his new manager was going to be his old one. The reunion of Thomson and Buddy Bell went well. The right-hander won in his Royals debut, outpitching John Lackey in a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.