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ABC News
3 days ago
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- ABC News
England name 21-year-old Jacob Bethell as captain for T20 International series against Ireland
Jacob Bethell will break a record which has stood for 136 years when the 21-year-old all-rounder becomes England's youngest ever men's cricket captain next month. Bethell will lead England against Ireland in three T20 Internationals in Dublin. The previous youngest England captain was Monty Bowden, who was 23 in 1889 when he took charge for a Test in South Africa after regular skipper Aubrey Smith fell ill with fever. Some senior players will be missing in Ireland, including usual white-ball captain Harry Brook, who will be in charge of one-day international and T20I games against visiting South Africa earlier in September. "Jacob Bethell has impressed with his leadership qualities ever since he has been with the England squads, and the series against Ireland will provide him with the opportunity to further develop those skills on the international stage," England men's selector Luke Wright said in a statement on Friday. The captaincy is part of a rapid rise for Bethell, who made his debuts for England in all three formats only last year. The series in Ireland begins on September 17, after England's tour of South Africa for three One-Day Internationals (ODI) and three T20 matches, starting September 2. Right-arm fast bowler Sonny Baker has earned his first national team call-up for the ODIs against South Africa after the 22-year-old impressed selectors with his performance for England Lions and in domestic cricket. England will then travel to New Zealand in October for a white-ball tour, followed by five Ashes Tests in Australia from November. AP/Reuters
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Jacob Bethell inspired by Ben Stokes after being named youngest England captain
Jacob Bethell plans to take a leaf out of Ben Stokes' book after being named England's youngest-ever men's captain in international cricket. The 21-year-old will lead England in three T20s against Ireland in Dublin from September 17-21. Bethell will break the existing record for an England captain, held by Monty Bowden, who was 23 years and 144 days old when he led a Test team against South Africa at Cape Town in 1888-89, and the Barbados-born all-rounder admits he does not have to look for inspiration in the role. 'The big thing I've noticed with Stokesy is he leads with actions,' Bethell said on Sky Sports about England's Test captain. 'He's always the guy who takes the precedents and takes the situation on himself. I'll be looking to do that as much as possible. 'Obviously he does that in a bit of a different way with bowling fast and stuff like that. 'I'll be trying to do that with bat and ball and in the field as much as possible. The biggest thing is trying to lead by example.' Bethell has received the opportunity as Harry Brook takes a breather following the ODI and T20 series against South Africa from September 2-14, the squads for which were also announced on Friday. Assistant Marcus Trescothick will step up as head coach in Ireland, with Brendon McCullum not making the trip, reprising the role he had in England's white-ball tour of the Caribbean last winter. 'Finding out, the first emotion is pride,' Bethell said of his appointment. 'Captaining England is going to be an honour and I can't wait to do it. 'It will be a good challenge, I'm looking forward to it. I've done quite a lot of captaincy growing up in terms of Under 19s and age grade things. 'It will be different captaining England obviously, but I like to think I read the game pretty well. 'I'll be looking to take what I do with my own game and just apply that to the captaincy. 'We had a great series against West Indies at the start of the summer with Brooky as captain and I enjoyed every minute of that. 'A 6-0 whitewash was kind of unbelievable. South Africa are coming here now and we're looking to perform there as well.' All-format quartet Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith, Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse have also been taken out of the firing line against Ireland, giving them a rest in preparation for this winter's blockbuster Ashes. Fast bowling duo Mark Wood and Gus Atkinson are not in any of the three squads as they start focusing on this winter's tour to Australia, which gets under way on November 21 in Perth. Wood had knee surgery in March and missed the entirety of the Test series against India. It was hoped he would play some part against South Africa or Ireland but his competitive comeback may now not be until England's white-ball trip to New Zealand in October and November, just before the Ashes. Uncapped fast bowler Sonny Baker has been rewarded for a string of encouraging showings in the past 12 months, included in the ODI squad to face the Proteas and in the group to face Ireland. National selector Luke Wright said: 'The series against Ireland will provide him with the opportunity to further develop those skills on the international stage. 'He has carried that form into this season in white-ball cricket with Hampshire and Manchester Originals and deservedly gets his opportunity.' Sonny Baker has earned an England call after impressing in the Hundred with Manchester Originals (Nick Potts/PA)Seamer Matthew Potts and slow left-armer Tom Hartley have been recalled for the brief visit to Ireland but, despite a number of absentees, there is no recall for all-rounders Liam Livingstone or Sam ODI squad v South Africa: H Brook (captain), R Ahmed, J Archer, S Baker, T Banton, J Bethell, J Buttler, B Carse, B Duckett, W Jacks, S Mahmood, J Overton, A Rashid, J Root, J T20 squad v South Africa: H Brook (captain), R Ahmed, J Archer, T Banton, J Bethell, J Buttler, B Carse, L Dawson, B Duckett, W Jacks, S Mahmood, J Overton, A Rashid, P Salt, J Smith, L T20 squad v Ireland: J Bethell (captain), R Ahmed, S Baker, T Banton, J Buttler, L Dawson, T Hartley, W Jacks, S Mahmood, J Overton, M Potts, A Rashid, P Salt, L Wood.
The Independent
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Independent
Jacob Bethell inspired by Ben Stokes after being named youngest England captain
Jacob Bethell plans to take a leaf out of Ben Stokes' book after being named England's youngest-ever men's captain in international cricket. The 21-year-old will lead England in three T20s against Ireland in Dublin from September 17-21. Bethell will break the existing record for an England captain, held by Monty Bowden, who was 23 years and 144 days old when he led a Test team against South Africa at Cape Town in 1888-89, and the Barbados-born all-rounder admits he does not have to look for inspiration in the role. 'The big thing I've noticed with Stokesy is he leads with actions,' Bethell said on Sky Sports about England's Test captain. 'He's always the guy who takes the precedents and takes the situation on himself. I'll be looking to do that as much as possible. 'Obviously he does that in a bit of a different way with bowling fast and stuff like that. 'I'll be trying to do that with bat and ball and in the field as much as possible. The biggest thing is trying to lead by example.' Bethell has received the opportunity as Harry Brook takes a breather following the ODI and T20 series against South Africa from September 2-14, the squads for which were also announced on Friday. Assistant Marcus Trescothick will step up as head coach in Ireland, with Brendon McCullum not making the trip, reprising the role he had in England's white-ball tour of the Caribbean last winter. 'Finding out, the first emotion is pride,' Bethell said of his appointment. 'Captaining England is going to be an honour and I can't wait to do it. 'It will be a good challenge, I'm looking forward to it. I've done quite a lot of captaincy growing up in terms of Under 19s and age grade things. 'It will be different captaining England obviously, but I like to think I read the game pretty well. 'I'll be looking to take what I do with my own game and just apply that to the captaincy. 'We had a great series against West Indies at the start of the summer with Brooky as captain and I enjoyed every minute of that. 'A 6-0 whitewash was kind of unbelievable. South Africa are coming here now and we're looking to perform there as well.' All-format quartet Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith, Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse have also been taken out of the firing line against Ireland, giving them a rest in preparation for this winter's blockbuster Ashes. Fast bowling duo Mark Wood and Gus Atkinson are not in any of the three squads as they start focusing on this winter's tour to Australia, which gets under way on November 21 in Perth. Wood had knee surgery in March and missed the entirety of the Test series against India. It was hoped he would play some part against South Africa or Ireland but his competitive comeback may now not be until England's white-ball trip to New Zealand in October and November, just before the Ashes. Uncapped fast bowler Sonny Baker has been rewarded for a string of encouraging showings in the past 12 months, included in the ODI squad to face the Proteas and in the group to face Ireland. National selector Luke Wright said: 'The series against Ireland will provide him with the opportunity to further develop those skills on the international stage. 'He has carried that form into this season in white-ball cricket with Hampshire and Manchester Originals and deservedly gets his opportunity.'
Telegraph
4 days ago
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- Telegraph
Jacob Bethell named youngest-ever England men's captain
England's immense faith in Jacob Bethell will be on full display when he becomes the youngest captain in the national team's 148-year history next month. All-rounder Bethell will lead England in three T20s in Ireland, with the usual white-ball captain Harry Brook among a tranche of all-format players rested at the end of a busy international summer. The first game at Malahide is on September 17, when Bethell will be 21 years and 329 days old, beating Monty Bowden's 136-year-old record as England's youngest ever captain. Bowden, an amateur who played for Surrey, led England in his second and final Test match, against South Africa at Cape Town in March 1889, when he was 23 years and 144 days old. He died just three years later. *Assuming Bethell captains first game of Ireland series The news continues Bethell's remarkable rise. He made his white-ball international debut in September last year and is now ensconced as a regular in that set-up. He added a shock Test debut later in 2024 in New Zealand, scoring three half-centuries in as many matches from No 3 while deputising for the injured Jordan Cox and Jamie Smith, who was on paternity leave. This year has proved more complicated, however. After missing the early part of the English season – including a Test against Zimbabwe – while part of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's first Indian Premier League win, he has played little cricket since returning. Bethell was thrust into the Test side for the final match of an epic series against India and struggled for rhythm while recording two scratchy single-figure scores, and started the Hundred with just 14 runs in three matches. He is still yet to score a professional century, but is seen by some in the England camp as a future all-format captain. Luke Wright, the England selector, said: 'Jacob Bethell has impressed with his leadership qualities ever since he has been with the England squads and the series against Ireland will provide him with the opportunity to further develop those skills on the international stage.' Brendon McCullum, the head coach, will also take a break during the Ireland series, with his assistant Marcus Trescothick stepping up. Before England face Ireland, they have three ODIs and three T20s against South Africa at home, for which they have selected a full-strength squad. There is a maiden international call-up for the exciting Hampshire quick Sonny Baker, who has been impressing in the Hundred with Manchester Originals. Baker, a skiddy right-arm quick, has had the happy knack of dismissing top players in this year's tournament, including Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy. 'Sonny is a player we have identified for a while and he was impressive during the England Lions tours last winter,' Wright said. 'He has carried that form into this season in white-ball cricket with Hampshire and Manchester Originals and deservedly gets his opportunity.' Otherwise the squad is similar to the one that beat West Indies in all six matches earlier this summer. Jofra Archer is back from injury, while Phil Salt returns to the T20 squad after paternity leave. There is no place for Gus Atkinson or Matthew Potts, but the latter returns against Ireland. Brook, Smith, Archer, Ben Duckett and Brydon Carse are the T20 regulars who will rest instead of travelling to Ireland. All five will have a major role to play on this winter's Ashes tour. Before that, there is a white-ball tour of New Zealand, which England are also expected to take a strong squad to. England's show of faith appears to know no bounds Since watching him struggle in the final Test against India, it has been easy to view 2025 as something of a lost summer for Jacob Bethell. He began it as England's all-format golden boy who seemed on an inexorable path to a top-three berth in the Ashes, after an excellent first six months in international cricket. But progress is not always linear, and Bethell has struggled for game time this year. First, he went to the Indian Premier League, where he played just two matches for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Having missed a Test against Zimbabwe, he played six white-ball matches for England, and did well. But in the last two months, in high summer, he has played just eight matches: one championship match and three T20s for Warwickshire, a Test, and three games in the Hundred. He and England decided that rather than return to play more for his county, he should stay close to the Test summer. But having carried a lot of drinks, he has been struggling for rhythm when he has got to the middle. What is clear, though, is that England's view of Bethell's potential and precociousness has not changed a jot through this awkward period. Appointing him captain at the end of such a summer is the ultimate show of faith. Bethell captained England Under-19s and his maturity is highly regarded in the set-up. He is an excellent trainer who is highly organised. There are plenty who think him a future Test captain, although a long way down the line. Even without the likes of Harry Brook and Ben Duckett, Bethell will captain a strong side in Ireland. It includes the veteran Adil Rashid, and two men who have captained England in Jos Buttler and Phil Salt. This management were by no means short of potential leaders, but have never been afraid to throw a player in early. It is good that Bethell will spend the final two months of the season, in the Hundred and for England, playing cricket. At 21, that is just what he needs. But, with the Ashes looming, he will have just one more opportunity to play a championship game for Warwickshire, the last of the season in late September. It feels that would be helpful, but it is also possible he is rested, with six months on the road (in New Zealand, Australia, then for white-ball action in Sri Lanka and India for a World Cup) so soon after. He will likely arrive in Australia, where he will be one injury away from an Ashes Test, without a first-class hundred. That is unlikely to worry England, whose faith in Bethell is undimmed, and appears to know no bounds.
France 24
4 days ago
- Sport
- France 24
Bethell to become England's youngest cricket captain against Ireland
The talented Warwickshire all-rounder is regarded as one of the rising stars of the English game, even though he has still to score his first professional century in any format. Bethell, however, has still been appointed to lead England in a three-match T20 series against Ireland in Dublin from September 17-21, which will serve as part of the team's preparations for next year's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. He is now in line to become England's youngest men's captain in an international match, breaking the record of Monty Bowden, who was 23 years and 144 days old when he led England in a Test against South Africa at Cape Town in 1888/89. Bethell has featured in just four Test matches but has become a white-ball regular with 13 Twenty20 appearances and 12 one-day internationals to his credit since making his T20 bow in September last year. 'Leadership qualities' "Jacob Bethell has impressed with his leadership qualities ever since he has been with the England squads and the series against Ireland will provide him with the opportunity to further develop those skills on the international stage," said England selector Luke Wright. Bethell's most recent international appearance was in the fifth and deciding Test against India at the Oval this month where, having replaced injured red-ball captain Ben Stokes, he managed scores of just six and five, while not taking a wicket with his left-arm spin. But former England captain Michael Vaughan said team management had made a "diabolical" decision to call-up Bethell for such a key match on the back of so little first-class cricket this season. Bethell has been given the chance to lead England after team chiefs decided regular white-ball captain Harry Brook should take a break following the ODI and T20 series against South Africa. The all-format quartet of Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith, Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse have also been rested from the Ireland series as they take a breather ahead of the upcoming shopwiece Ashes campaign. Fast bowlers Mark Wood and Gus Atkinson are not in any of the three squads as they prepare for the tour of Australia, with the first Test in Perth starting on November 21, but uncapped fast bowler Sonny Baker has been included. Wood had knee surgery in March and missed the whole of the Test series against India. England squads for one-day international and T20 series against South Africa and Ireland: ODI squad v South Africa: Harry Brook (capt), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler (wkt), Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wkt) T20 squad v South Africa: Brook (capt), Ahmed, Archer, Banton, Bethell, Carse, Liam Dawson,Duckett, Jacks, Mahmood, Overton, Rashid, Phil Salt (wkt), Smith (wkt), Luke Wood T20 squad v Ireland: Bethell (capt), Ahmed, Baker, Banton, Buttler, Dawson, Tom Hartley, Jacks, Mahmood, Overton, Matthew Potts, Rashid, Salt (wkt), Wood Fixtures England v South Africa ODIs (1200 GMT unless stated) Sep 02: 1st ODI, Headingley, Leeds Sep 04: 2nd ODI, Lord's, London Sep 07: 3rd ODI, Rose Bowl, Southampton (1000 GMT) England v South Africa T20s (1730 GMT unless stated) Sep 10: 1st T20, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Sep 12: 2nd T20, Old Trafford, Manchester Sep 14: 3rd T20, Trent Bridge, Nottingham (1330 GMT) Ireland v England T20s (all at Malahide, Dublin, 1230 GMT) Sep 17: 1st T20 Sep 19: 2nd T20 Sep 21: 3rd T20 © 2025 AFP
