Joe Root or Bell to bat at three for Eng in Adelaide
4 Dec 2013 4:00 AM IST
Trott returned to England with a stress-related illness after his team lost the opening Test in Brisbane by a humbling 381 runs and his spot in the batting line-up has been the subject of much conjecture.
Bell, playing in the middle order, was widely regarded as the difference between the two sides in England’s 3-0 win at home in the first Ashes series of the year when he scored three centuries.
Root opened the batting with his captain Alastair Cook against Australia in England before dropping down to number six for the Gabba Test, where he scored two and a determined 26 not out in his two innings.
‘Whoever moves up to number three, and it’s probably fair to say that Joe Root and Ian Bell are the two candidates, I’m sure they’ll stand up for England, that’s what they’ve got to do,’ Gooch told reporters at the Adelaide Oval. ‘I’m not a believer (that) you’ve got to be very careful about looking after people in what number they bat.’If you’re asked to bat three, four, five or six, whatever, you have to do that job.’
Tim Bresnan called into England squad for 2nd test
ADELAIDE: Bowling all-rounder Tim Bresnan was called into the England squad for the Ashes series on Monday and will be available for the second Test against Australia in Adelaide this week. Bresnan, who suffered a stress fracture in his back which ruled him out of the final Test of the first Ashes series earlier this year, which the hosts won 3-0, travelled to Australia with England’s Performance Programme. Chris Tremlett is likely to give way for Bresnan if he is selected in Adelaide.
Bell, playing in the middle order, was widely regarded as the difference between the two sides in England’s 3-0 win at home in the first Ashes series of the year when he scored three centuries.
Root opened the batting with his captain Alastair Cook against Australia in England before dropping down to number six for the Gabba Test, where he scored two and a determined 26 not out in his two innings.
‘Whoever moves up to number three, and it’s probably fair to say that Joe Root and Ian Bell are the two candidates, I’m sure they’ll stand up for England, that’s what they’ve got to do,’ Gooch told reporters at the Adelaide Oval. ‘I’m not a believer (that) you’ve got to be very careful about looking after people in what number they bat.’If you’re asked to bat three, four, five or six, whatever, you have to do that job.’
Tim Bresnan called into England squad for 2nd test
ADELAIDE: Bowling all-rounder Tim Bresnan was called into the England squad for the Ashes series on Monday and will be available for the second Test against Australia in Adelaide this week. Bresnan, who suffered a stress fracture in his back which ruled him out of the final Test of the first Ashes series earlier this year, which the hosts won 3-0, travelled to Australia with England’s Performance Programme. Chris Tremlett is likely to give way for Bresnan if he is selected in Adelaide.
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