Sadness and fury as Bell tolls for England's test centurion
22 November 2015 - 02:00
England's decision to drop Ian Bell for the tour of South Africa which starts next month was met with a mixture of sadness and fury. Players who reach 100 tests have generally earned the right to depart on their own terms. Now Bell has joined the likes of Ian Healy and Shivnarine Chanderpaul in the small club of players who were dropped before they could get a chance to retire.
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