Melbourne, Dec 23(ANI): England's lower middle-order batsman Ian Bell has said that he has not had any discussions with the team management about a promotion in the batting order to make the most of his run-making abilities in the ongoing Ashes series.
Bell is second in England's batting averages for the series with 213 runs at 71.00, trailing opening batsman Alastair Cook's staggering tally of 495 at 123.75.
The 28-year-old's sparkling form, including a top-score of 53 in England's first-innings total of 187 in the Perth Test, has prompted calls for his promotion to No.5 ahead of Paul Collingwood.
Collingwood is averaging 15.50 in the series, and looked out of sorts at the WACA Ground, making 5 and 11.
"Whether I move up the order doesn't really matter as long as we're winning the next two Test matches. That's the most important thing to me, contributing to this team winning the Ashes," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Bell, as saying.
"It's probably one of the most exciting Test matches I feel we're going into. Playing here in Melbourne is something you look forward to, a Boxing Day Test match is always special," he added.
Bell, who averaged just 25.68 in 13 previous Ashes Tests before the current series, also feels that he has improved a lot in the past 18 months. (ANI)
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