Bell was the star on Day 3 for all the wrong reasons

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(added 01 Aug 2011)

Ian Bell was the star of the show on the third day of the second Test between England and India at Trent Bridge on Sunday. However, it was not his spectacular 159 that helped consolidated England's advantage, which was being discussed. Scorecard Match Report

Bell was the star on Day 3 for all the wrong reasons

Instead it was the controversy that he was involved in that made the headlines. In the final over before the breather bowled by Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar made an attempt at saving the ball off an Eoin Morgan shot. The England batsmen (Bell and Morgan), assuming it was a boundary and the umpire had called tea, went into the pavilion.

The ball was still in play though and MS Dhoni clipped the bails off and questioned the umpire. The decision was referred to the third umpire (Billy Bowden) and went in India's favour. However, India later withdrew its appeal and Bell was recalled in a span of 20 minutes, the 29-year-old batsman had been given out and then reinstated.

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(added 01 Aug 2011) / 845 views

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