Ian Bell thinks Australia will be relieved Steve Harmison has not been picked for the first Test. Bell skippered England lions when Harmison produced an impressive performance against the tourists, removing Phillip Hughes twice with some hostile and short-pitched bowling and picking up six wickets overall.
But it is his Durham team-mate Graham Onions – plus Bell – who have been added to the 11 on duty against Warwickshire for the opening Test at Cardiff. Bell said: ‘Will the Australians be happy Harmison is not playing? With the new ball he can be pretty lethal with that extra bounce he gets. I am sure they will be relieved in a way. ‘When he is in top form he is one of the best in the world. ‘For me, if he stays in that sort of form there will be some sort of cricket for him this summer with england.’
Bell is happy to be back with the Test squad after being dropped during the winter tour of the West Indies. He added: ‘I’ve had to put the ashes to the back of my mind. ‘I had to get the runs in county cricket to give myself a chance to be part of the ashes – and I’ve done that.’
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