Jacob Bethell will bat at quantity three on his Test debut as England on Tuesday named their workforce for the sequence opener in opposition to New Zealand in Christchurch. The 21-year-old was ushered into the facet for the match starting Thursday after wicketkeeper Jordan Cox broke his proper thumb throughout a web session. Regular quantity three Ollie Pope replaces Cox with the gloves and drops right down to bat at six, with captain Ben Stokes at seven within the batting order.
Bethell, who has by no means batted greater than quantity 4 in first-class cricket, the place he averages 25.44, solely made his worldwide debut two months in the past in white ball matches in opposition to Australia and the West Indies.
Joe Root stays at quantity 4, regardless of making 262 when he batted third within the first Test in Pakistan final month.
Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse and all-rounder Stokes type the tempo assault on a Hagley Oval pitch that historically gives a greenish wicket favouring the seamers. Shoaib Bashir is the lone spinner.
New Zealand are but to call their beginning XI however can name on the providers of main batsman Kane Williamson, who has returned after damage pressured him out of the current 3-0 Test sequence win in India.
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ollie Pope, Ben Stokes (capt), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Shoaib Bashir.
New Zealand: Tom Latham (capt), Tom Blundell, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Smith, Tim Southee, Kane Williamson, Will Young.
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