{"id":173288,"date":"2026-05-27T15:37:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T21:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=173288"},"modified":"2026-05-27T15:37:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T21:07:21","slug":"england-expects-jacob-bethell-to-be-fit-for-new-zealand-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=173288","title":{"rendered":"England expects Jacob Bethell to be fit for New Zealand opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71030847\">England said on Wednesday that they expect Jacob Bethell to be fit for next week\u2019s first Test against New Zealand at Lord\u2019s after the top-order batsman suffered a finger injury playing in the Indian Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>The left ring finger injury prompted the 22-year-old to cut short his IPL campaign with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and return to the UK after scoring 96 runs in seven matches.<\/p>\n<p>Bethell\u2019s fitness setback came less than a fortnight before the start of the New Zealand series, which begins on June 4.<\/p>\n<p>The left-hander was set to bat at number three after he struck a brilliant 154 against Australia at Sydney in January &#8212; a rare England highlight during their 4-1 Ashes series loss.<\/p>\n<p>But an England and Wales Cricket Board statement issued on Wednesday suggested Bethell, also a left-arm spinner, would be fit for the first of a three-Test campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe will continue to be monitored in the lead-up to the first Test against New Zealand,\u201d said the ECB. \u201cHe is expected to be fit to play in the match.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on May 27, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/jacob-bethell-injury-news-england-vs-new-zealand-test-series-opener\/article71030847.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England said on Wednesday that they expect Jacob Bethell to be fit for next week\u2019s first Test against New Zealand at Lord\u2019s after the top-order batsman suffered a finger injury playing in the Indian Premier League. The left ring finger injury prompted the 22-year-old to cut short his IPL campaign with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru &#8230; <a title=\"England expects Jacob Bethell to be fit for New Zealand opener\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=173288\" aria-label=\"Read more about England expects Jacob Bethell to be fit for New Zealand opener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":173289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-173288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP01_07_2026_000087A.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":171487,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171487","url_meta":{"origin":173288,"position":0},"title":"IPL 2026 \u2014 RCB announces Jacob Bethell to return to England after sustaining injury","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 23, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"England international Jacob Bethell\u2019s IPL 2026 campaign has come to an early end, his team Royal Challengers Bengaluru announced on Saturday. \u201cJacob Bethell has sustained an injury to his left ring finger during Royal Challengers Bengaluru\u2019s match against Punjab Kings. 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