- Bethell set to bat at No 3 in Christchurch
- 21-year-old yet to score century at first-class level
Jacob Bethell, the 21-year-old Barbados-born all-rounder, will make his Test debut for England in Christchurch on Thursday – and is slated to bat at No 3.
Although the selection has been forced by an injury to Jordan Cox – with Ollie Pope to keep wicket in the first Test against New Zealand – it still represents England’s boldest pick under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum. Bethell, a stylish left-hander who plays for Warwickshire, is yet to score a century at first-class level and will be the first batter to make his England debut without doing so since Mike Gatting in 1978.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/nov/25/england-cricket-jacob-bethell-test-debut-against-new-zealand
Author : Ali Martin at Hagley Oval
Publish date : 2024-11-25 22:30:02
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