Jacob Bethell will bat at quantity three on his Take a look at debut as England on Tuesday named their crew 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. Common quantity three Ollie Pope replaces Cox with the gloves and drops all the way down to bat at six, with captain Ben Stokes at seven within the batting order.
Bethell, who has by no means batted larger 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 Take a look at in Pakistan final month.
Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse and all-rounder Stokes kind the tempo assault on a Hagley Oval pitch that historically affords 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 companies of main batsman Kane Williamson, who has returned after harm compelled him out of the latest 3-0 Take a look at 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 Younger.
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