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Bell, 28, has a modest record against Australia, and his recent tour Down Under saw targeted and taunted the champion leg spinner Shane Warne 2006/2007 series as England fell to an average loss.
He unhappy series 5-0 in only 25, 68 in 13 Tests without a century against Australia, a huge drop from his career mark of 42.92 and was dismissed from the team during this tour of horror, he described as a "massive learning curve." However, Bell said he was not influenced by past experiences against Australia and said he is a much better player than in previous Ashes points Appearances .
Heb series against South Africa earlier this year when he averaged just over 44 as a turning point in his career. "In the past, I have not been as successful as I would have been against Australia, but I think I am a better cricketer over the past 18 months or two years, "said Bell."Being out in South Africa last winter was a massive boost for me and it has continued on from there.
"It (the earlier form against Australia) in the past the past two or three years I have matured as a player." This comes at the right time for me. "The first priority for Bell, however, is to force his return to England Test XI after being sidelined by a broken foot suffered in an international day against Bangladesh.
He missed the entire Test series against Pakistan the wake and the injury was a premature one, as it came from an average of 101.50 with the bat in four tests against Bangladesh, which was preceded by his career success against South said Africa.Bell is back great shape and do my best in the tour matches before the first test in Brisbane on 25 November.
"I hope I can do what I can in these warm-up games must be done in my case," he said. "I enjoyed the first few days here and feel like I was hitting the ball well and hopefully will continue to warm-up games." I'm going to continue to work hard for the next three weeks for me fit and ready and in shape as possible.
"While many of the England camp have tried to bury the memories of the last tour in Australia, Bell believes that was an important step in the rebirth of the team." This series of tests has been a huge learning curve, "he said. "It s been disappointing, but a lot of guys who had learned a lot about how the world's best players to play, and we were desperate to return to improve after the series. "
