• Day three: Hampshire 202; Warwickshire 283-6
• Bell gives England selectors a nudge with 130 not outThe premature retirement of James Taylor has opened holes in the England top five. Only Alastair Cook and Joe Root can be certain of their places so this early season will see some skirmishing.
It was a timely century then that Ian Bell scored for Warwickshire, a poke in the ribs for James Whitaker and his fellow selectors just to let them know that a day past his 34th birthday does not mean he is quite ready to gather his pension.
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Source: theguardian.com