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Bell in for KP

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Ian Bell has been charged with the task of filling Kevin Pietersen's boots after being recalled to the England ODI squad.

Pietersen shocked the cricket world by announcing his decision to call time on his one-day and Twenty20 international career with immediate effect on May 31.
The South African-born batsman insisted it was to prolong his Test career with so much cricket being played theses days.
The general reaction was one of amazement that such a talented player would opt to end his one-day career while still seemingly at the peak of his powers.
But Bell has been the beneficiary and he will now look to consolidate his place in the 50-over set-up after a number of false dawns.
The Warwickshire man has scored more than 3,000 ODI runs at an average of 34.04 but that is considered below par for a player of his ability.
He has only scored one century and found himself on the periphery of the side in recent times.
But the 30-year-old now has a chance to make a name for himself, possibly at the top of the order, as England make just one change to the squad that beat Pakistan 4-0 in the UAE back in February.
England play three one-dayers against West Indies and a one-off Twenty20 match.

England one-day squad:
Alastair Cook (Essex, capt), James Anderson (Lancashire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Ravi Bopara (Essex), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Jade Dernbach (Surrey), Steven Finn (Middlesex), Craig Kieswetter (Somerset), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire).


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