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[Ian Bell] knows that good performances here on Australian wickets, albeit in Twenty20 cricket, can only help his England cause. \"I've come out here wanting to get 100 per cent involved with the Perth Scorchers,\" he said. \"I haven't been thinking: 'Oh if I get runs today that improves my chances of a Test place.' \"But given that coverage of this competition goes around the world, I think it's inevitable that if you're scoring runs and playing well against top cricketers it's not going to hurt your case. The fact that I've scored runs regularly at the WACA isn't going to harm my case for a Test place. I'm open about this. I want to get back in the team.\" \"He's been fantastic,\" Bell said. \"England and Australia are always desperate to win the Ashes and it's a huge series for both countries, but when you find yourselves on the same team you find there are a lot of things you have in common, that we all strive for. I've been really impressed with the way he goes about his business.\"

IAN Bell saluted the \"unbelievable\" backing from Warwickshire's supporters who helped power the Bears to Royal London One-Day Cup glory with a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over Surrey at Lord's. \"I've been fortunate to experience Lord's finals as a player as well as a coach and that was as loud as I've ever heard it, thanks to our travelling supporters. \"Bears' supporters travel in force wherever we're playing and we're very fortunate as a club to have such a great backing.

\"It's an opportunity that when the Perth coach, Justin Langer, rang me about I was quite surprised,\" [Ian Bell] said. \"But when you watch the Big Bash at home it looks fantastic and to be involved is very exciting. I started my journey in Perth playing grade cricket for the University of Western Australia too and so to go back and play in Perth again is something I am proud of.\" \"Every player has ambitions to play for England and until I retire I am no different. This season I haven't thought about it too much -- it does you no good thinking about things that are out of your control anyway. I'm sure my phone won't be switched off [when the England selectors meet in September]. As captain at Warwickshire, it never stops ringing anyway.\" Langer, the Perth head coach, said: \"It's exciting to be able to add a player of Ian's top-level experience and quality to our squad. With 22 Test centuries and a one-day international average close to 40, he'll bolster our batting options.

Even former England captains struggle to agree over [Ian Bell]. At the start of the summer Michael Atherton was in the minority when making the case for Bell's return in the middle order, quoting the stellar records of Kumar Sangakkara, Graham Gooch and Jacques Kallis after turning 34. Last week Nasser Hussain described the potential selection of Bell as \" a backward step \", adding: \"I would like to look to the future, especially with the tour of Bangladesh. I don't see the mileage of taking Bell, albeit a fantastic player.\" Everybody loves a comeback tale. And English cricket history is littered with returnees who made an impact. Take Ian Botham in 1991. After two years out of the Test team, the all-rounder returned to face West Indies one last time. It was, as Rob Smyth put it in this excellent Spin from 2012 : \"Both v Viv, one last time: Botham's comeback and Viv Richards's farewell.\" And despite struggling to recapture the old magic with bat and ball, Botham managed to make an indelible mark: his dismissal in the first innings, when he tumbled into his stumps, prompted Brian Johnson's unforgettable \"leg over\" moment on TMS, he became the first England player to wear sunglasses in a Test, and he even strolled out to smack the winning runs on the final day.

\"It's actually a Sitka Spruce, \" [Ian Bell] tells us, \"But we thought the Sitka Spruce trail wouldn't have the same ring to it. The trails at Whinlatter, near Keswick, in the Lake District, give an authentic taste of The Lakes' volcanic granite with spectacular 360 degree views of England's highest peaks. The hub is a mecca for riders and other visitors who want to walk in the forest or swing among the trees at Go Ape! It's a very familiar place to many seasoned mountain bikers and we are no exception. The real beauty of the North Face is that it can be easily integrated into a ride that takes in other parts of the forest. The trail itself takes in some very 'natural' sinuous singletrack with bits of boardwalk to add interest.

\"The presentation is directed at the people who will be on the frontline of going through the process necessary to get a label,\" [Ian Bell] told SI in an interview Wednesday. \"This isn't about the big picture--it's not about securitization's place in the economy, it's not about regulation. It's sort of an'Idiot's Guide' to how to get a PCS label.\" \"The criteria, and how you meet it, are transparent. It's binary--'do you have this? Yes or no'. It's not full of words such as'sufficient' or'reasonable'. It's not like the rating agency process where analysts will take time to review things internally.\"

\"[Andy Umeed] scored a brilliant century in the championship against Durham, Sam Hain played a match-winning innings in the T20 at Trent Bridge and [Seamer Mark Adair] came in against Worcestershire in front of a big crowd at Edgbaston and did really well.\" Warwickshire kick off their Royal London One-Day Cup campaign today when they travel to Lancashire.

\"I had a lot of good advice from Andrew Strauss and other people I trust, and the fact is that I had 12 years on the bounce with England's first team, touring and playing cricket,\" he says. \"This was the first opportunity for me to really enjoy a family Christmas with my wife and my kids and everyone and not just think about cricket. Yes, I watched the odd ball but I didn't try and get too engrossed in that.\" \"That's what I've always wanted to do. Is it a year or two earlier than I wanted? Maybe,\" he says. \"I'm still desperate to play for England but every time I go back to Warwickshire it's all about giving back. I want to help the younger guys here, that's my mindset. The only downside of spending so much time at home is that has been hard for [Ian Bell] to get away from Aston Villa's decline. \"It hasn't been easy,\" he says. \"I reckon they will have been relegated and promoted two or three times before I finish.\" In contrast to the Villa roller-coaster, Bell will hope this season provides more highs than lows.