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England Men name XI for first Test against New Zealand

Jacob Bethell has been selected to make his debut at the Hagley Oval on Thursday.

England Men have confirmed their XI for the first Test against New Zealand, which begins on Thursday in Christchurch.

Warwickshire batter Jacob Bethell will make his Test debut and is set to bat at number three.

Ollie Pope will keep wicket in the absence of Jordan Cox, who fractured his right thumb during practice last weekend in Queenstown, and will bat at six.

England's XI for the first Test

Zak Crawley
Ben Duckett
Jacob Bethell (Debut)
⁠Joe Root
⁠Harry Brook
⁠Ollie Pope (WK)
⁠Ben Stokes (C)
Chris Woakes
⁠Gus Atkinson
Brydon Carse
Shoaib Bashir