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Bell: You can't buy Ashes glory.


IAN Bell Ian Bell can refer to:
  • Ian Bell (programmer), computer programmer and co-writer of the game Elite
  • Ian Bell (cricketer), English cricketer.
  • Ian Bell (jazz drummer), Jazz drummer.
 insists reclaiming the Ashes next summer means more than becoming one of England's million-dollar men.

The Warwickshire batsman has the chance to win previously unimagined riches when England take on the Stanford Superstars in Antigua on November 1.

But he is adamant that a repeat of 2005's Ashes triumph when the Australians visit next summer would have far greater meaning than any cash windfall windfall

An unexpected profit or gain. An investor holding a stock that increases greatly in price because of an unexpected takeover offer receives a windfall.
 in the Caribbean.

"It's really exciting to be given the chance to win this money but, as a team, we'd much prefer to win the Ashes," Bell claimed.

"That might sound silly because the amount is so big but the Ashes is the bigger picture for us.

"The rewards for winning an Ashes series This is a list of Ashes cricket series played between Australia and England. Most Ashes series have consisted of five Test matches between the two countries. The Ashes series with the fewest Test matches was the 1887-88 Ashes series, consisting of only one Test.  are not just financial.

"I know winning the Ashes in England is the best time you can have as a cricketer. Everyone remembers it for a long time - a lot longer than winning some money."

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Publication:Birmingham Mail (England)
Date:Oct 23, 2008
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