All sporting activities remain suspended due to the COVID-19 health crisis.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), having suspended all cricket in the UK till at least July 1 due to COVID-19 pandemic, is hoping to soon restart the on-field play to avoid further losses amid the lockdown.
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And from that thought, has emerged the option to bar fans from turning up and conduct play inside empty stadiums. For players, so used to take inspiration from crowd support, however, the silence could be deafening.
"I've had the opportunity to watch some of those great moments from the (Ashes) series in 2005 and what you realise is the importance of the atmosphere and the support," Bell, 38, who played 118 Tests and 161 ODIs for England, told the PA news agency.
"You think of that great Freddie Flintoff spell at Edgbaston - what would that have been like without the fans and the atmosphere? It's hard to imagine."
"It's not ideal to play without the fans, no doubt, but it seems like something we're going to have to get used to for the foreseeable future. We have to try and get going and if everyone is able to watch at home that's a great start."
A lot of focus is on how ball-shining may never be the be same again, but players' celebration is also likely to change, with the high-fives, hugging seen as potential source of the viral spread.
"Emotion can get the best of you at the best of times, and certainly when you're playing Australia," said Bell.
"It would be a challenge to hold it back and something the lads who go out there will have to try their best to do - I would have found it virtually impossible in 2005."
"A lot of adrenaline and emotion flies around in international cricket but player safety is going to be the most important thing and it's something they will have to control," added the former right-hand batsman.
(Inputs from PA news)