Jacob Bethell will continue at No. 3 after England announced an unchanged XI for the second Test against New Zealand at Basin Reserve.Victory in Christchurch by eight wickets was rounded out by a maiden half-century from Bethell.

England newcomer Jacob Bethell received a double dose of good news on Wednesday, keeping his place for the second Test against New Zealand and landing a two-year central contract. Bethell made an unplanned Test debut in last week's series-opening win in Christchurch - only coming into consideration after Jordan Cox broke a thumb in practice - and ended the match with an ebullient,

Jacob Bethell drew parallels to Kevin Pietersen and Brian Lara in his maiden Test half-century against New Zealand

RCB’s latest recruit, Jacob Bethell made his Test debut recently and put on quite a show despite getting out for just 10 in the first inning as he smashed an unbeaten 50 in the second essay and fuelled England's win.

Jacob Bethell admitted his Test debut was “everything I’ve dreamed of” after scoring the winning run in England’s thumping victory over New Zealand at Christchurch. Bethell was catapulted into the side at short notice after Jordan Cox broke a thumb during the warm-up match in Queenstown,

The star pace bowler Jofra Archer's contract was extended by two years while the likes of Jamie Smith and Jacob Bethell received their maiden annual central contracts from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday.

Ben Duckett signalled the charge with an anarchic innings of 27 in 18 balls, while Joe Root capped his 150th Test with a no-less free-flowing 22 not out from 15. The coup de grâce was applied by Bethell in a performance of rare precocity - 50 not out from 37 balls,

England newcomer Jacob Bethell received a double dose of good news on Wednesday, keeping his place for the second Test against New Zealand and landing a two-year central contract. At such a critical moment in US history,

Michael Atherton, Nasser Hussain and Ian Smith all felt impressed with Jacob Bethells England Test debut against New Zealand with his composure despite his age at 21.