Available for over a year What does England’s Test captain Joe Root make of Usman Khawaja’s ball-tampering revelations? Will the story go away? And how long is Jacob Bethell going to be out of action for? Henry Moeran talks to Joe Root at the Perth Stadium to discuss the continued fall-out from Usman Khawaja’s sandpapergate
Jacob Bethell has been ruled out of England’s white-ball tour of Australia and is a huge doubt for the Test tour of South Africa following the recurrence of a knee injury. Bethell has not played for England since July after suffering discomfort in his right knee while making 91 in a one-day international against India
For the ODIs, Jofra Archer is back in the pace attack after being rested for the tri-series in Pakistan in October. Archer’s return means the 50-over squad is close to full strength, bar the absence of wicketkeeper Jos Buttler who is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines following hamstring surgery. After the ODIs,
England all-rounder Jacob Bethell has been ruled out of The Hundred with a knee injury sustained during the recent one-day international series against India. Bethell had been named captain of the Birmingham Phoenix for the season. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said the 22-year-old underwent an MRI on Monday, but they did not
