Jacob Bethell returns to England white ball squad for Australia tour

Jacob Bethell has returned to the England white-ball squad for next month's tour of Australia, BBC News, The Guardian, and Sky Sports report. The selection comes alongside first international call-ups for 18-year-old Somerset wicketkeeper-batter Thomas Rew and 21-year-old Hampshire pace bowler Eddie Jack, according to BBC News. [1][2][6]

Bethell has not played since suffering a knee injury in July, BBC News and The Guardian report. BBC News notes that Bethell is back for three one-day internationals as part of a near-full-strength squad. The Guardian reports that the four-week trip includes three ODIs and five T20s, following an upcoming tri-series in Pakistan. [1][2]

England have made squad changes for the five T20 matches to rest senior players ahead of the Test tour of South Africa, BBC News and the Daily Mail report. According to the Daily Mail, Rew enters a 16-strong squad that is missing injured captain Jos Buttler and will be without multi-format bowlers for the second half of the tour. The Guardian reports that Brydon Carse remains frozen out. [1][2][3]

Joseph Charles Buttler is an English international cricketer who led the team to victory at the 2022 T20 World Cup and was part of the squad that won the 2019 ODI World Cup. [9]