• Captain backs ‘class player’ who will retract stock of 11-year career
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• Michael Clarke departs with his head held highAmid the post-Ashes celebrations – which Alastair Cook insisted were not tarnished by defeat in the fifth Test – came a plea from the England captain for Ian Bell to continue in international cricket as they plot a course for the top of the world rankings.
Bell,who has joined Ian Botham as one of two England cricketers in the contemporary era to taste Ashes victory five times, admitted after their innings defeat by Australia that he would “retract stock over the next few weeks” regarding the continuation of his 11-year Test career.
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Source: theguardian.com