The England Cricket Board has included 21-year-old Jacob Bethell in the next England test squad. Bethell was included in the 16- man tour to New Zealand for the three Test series. This inclusion was followed by wicketkeeper Jamie Smith who will be out of the New Zealand series which is scheduled to start in November.

Jacob Bethell, the Warwickshire batting allrounder, has been drafted into England's Test squad for next month's tour of New Zealand, as a replacement for Jamie Smith, who will miss the entire trip on paternity leave.

England have called up uncapped spin bowling all-rounder Jacob Bethell for the Test tour of New Zealand as wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith misses out due to paternity leave. Barbados-born Bethell, who made his T20 and ODI debuts against Australia last month,

Jacob Bethell named in England Test squad as Jamie Smith misses New Zealand tour ► Subscribe to Sky Sports News: ► Watch Sky Sports: England have named Warwickshire all-rounder Jacob Bethell in their squad for the three-Test tour of New Zealand with Jamie Smith to miss part of the trip due to the birth of his first child.