Ian Bell holds off South Africa . . . and a ton load of gremlins

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If someone else had played Ian Bell’s innings today it would have been superb. But from him, this was a superhero effort. On top of the pressure of the situation, he had the pressure of his reputation. He went out to bat knowing that he was "the man that doesn’t make runs under pressure".And he battled. Just a couple of tests ago he was driving us to distraction. As fans, we’ve always jumped on him more harshly when he’s failed because we saw massive ability going to waste. Time then to start getting excited. A prodigious talent might just have come of age. See the complete post here

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