Not All Bad?

Apparently not - that's according to the Guardian's Rob Smyth.

This is an admirable attempt at positivity from an excellent writer. Whilst I would class a sentence like England's most memorable success of the last four years, in the CB Series of 2006-07, came without Pietersen as a bit of a straw clutcher, he does make some valid points. Namely, that if Bell comes in at three then Bopara can drop to the relative sanctuary of four, and that Bell's recent record against Australia, in the forgotten 06-07 series, is passable - four half-centuries in five Tests.