England batsman Ian Bell will not bite back after former spinner Shane Warne’s latest criticism of captain Alastair Cook.
Warne, revisiting a theme he favoured during Australia’s 3-0 Ashes defeat in England last summer, claimed the tourists may well be about to lose the urn unless Cook changes his ways.
The former Australia leg-spinner branded Cook’s captaincy as “negative, boring” as England prepare for their second tour warm-up game against Australia A, which starts tonight, ahead of the first Test in Brisbane which begins on November 21.
Bell is an old hand at deflecting Warne’s jibes, from the latter’s playing days right through to his current habitat in the commentary box.
He shrugged his shoulders at the former spinner’s remarks, which not for the first time included a dig at Cook’s tactics.
