Jacob Bethell Earns Maiden England Test Call-Up For Three-Match Series Against New Zealand – News18
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England will travel to New Zealand next month to take part in a three-match Test series that starts on November 28 in Christchurch.
Jacob Bethell earns maiden England Test call-up for New Zealand series. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Former England U-19 cricketer Jacob Bethell was named on Tuesday (October 29) in England’s 16-member Test squad for the upcoming three-match series against New Zealand. England will travel to New Zealand for the series, which is set to start on November 28 in Christchurch.
He is the only change in England’s squad from the recently concluded three-match series against Pakistan, which the Poms lost 1-2. He is added in place of wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith, who was not picked due to the birth of his first child.
“The England Men’s selection panel has named a 16-player squad for the three-match Test tour of New Zealand, scheduled for November and December. The squad includes one change from the recent series in Pakistan, with Warwickshire’s batting all-rounder Jacob Bethell called up for his first inclusion in a Test squad,” ECB said in a press release.
“The 21-year-old, an attacking left-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler, made his England white-ball debut this summer in both IT20 and ODI formats against Australia. Bethell is currently with the England white-ball squad in the Caribbean and, along with Rehan Ahmed and Jordan Cox, will join the Test team following their commitments against the West Indies.”
“Wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith will miss the tour as he takes paternity leave for the birth of his first child, with Cox in line to take on wicketkeeping duties and the opportunity of winning his first Test cap,” the release added.
England is already out of the race to secure a place in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 final, which is scheduled to take place at the Lord’s in June next year.
England’s squad for Test series against New Zealand: Ben Stokes (C), Rehan Ahmed, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Jordan Cox, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes
Schedule for New Zealand-England Test series
- 1st Test: 28 November-2 December 2024, Hagley Oval, Christchurch
- 2nd Test: 6-10 December 2024, Basin Reserve, Wellington
- 3rd Test: 14-18 December 2024, Seddon Park, Hamilton
- Location :
London, United Kingdom (UK)
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