Second innings tons, while setting a target, are always worth their weight in gold. In a match that was won by a mere 14 runs, it became doubly important.Ian Bell produced that innings for England in the first test of the 2013 Ashes. Coming in to bat with the score at 56-3,
and losing captain Cook with just ten more runs on the board, England were indeed up against it. Ian Bell grafted his way to a stubborn century, playing for nearly a whole day, and was dismissed only when the lead had risen to 306.Given that Australia had scored 296 in their final innings, and that England scored just four more runs after his dismissal, Bell’s innings truly deserves a special place in the annals of Ashes history.
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