Bell’s still standing in Bears’ old guard

By Richard Edwards

Going it alone: Ian Bell formed a formidable batting partnership with Jonathan Trott
PICTURE: Getty Images

THERE will be some sizeable holes in the Warwickshire set-up as they prepare for life back in the First Division.
The departure of Ashley Giles, to the post of the ECB’s Director of Cricket, is a huge blow, particularly as it follows the exit of Jonathan Trott from the county scene after almost two run-strewn decades at Edgbaston.
All of which makes Ian Bell an even more central figure in this part of the Midlands as Warwickshire look to c...

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