• Bethell expected to bat at No 3 in Christchurch
• 21-year-old yet to score century at first-class level

Jacob Bethell, the 21-year-old Barbados-born all-rounder, will make his Test debut for England in Christchurch on Thursday – and is slated to bat at No 3.

Although the selection has been forced by the injury to Jordan Cox – with Ollie Pope to keep wicket in the first Test against New Zealand – it still represents England’s boldest pick under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.