Michael Vaughan criticized England’s choice to put Jacob Bethell in the team for an oval test on the back of the minimum cricket. Bethell was one of the four changes that the hosts made in their line -up For the last match of the series as a versatile player in the game also the role of the only spinner on the side.
However, Bethell in the first shifts bowed only two exceeded and scored six runs In his first trip with the bat on the second day of the match. The 21 -year -old man made a good impression during a tour of New Zealand last year, but played only one first -class match during the summer because he represented England in white ball format this year.
When Vaughan spoke to the BBC at the end of the game on Friday, he said he liked the way England played the next day. However, the former English captain was not a fan of the selected team, because there were many players who came to the side, although they had minimal game time in the red ball format.
“It was an epic. It was really a great series and I think this English site, on this kind of playground, I like the way they played today,” Vaughan said.
“The only thing I say is in terms of their choice, they chose players who haven’t played any cricket. And throwing them into this focus of the international cricket before this number of people, with so many other watching, not only here, but on television screens around the world, it’s not an easy game.”
Vaughan said he considered extraordinary that England has left Bethello for the last match of the series and feels that they do not give him the best chance to succeed at the test level.
“If it were so easy, someone could play the test cricket. If you throw the 21 -year -old on the back of one first -class match in our summer, I consider it absolutely extraordinary.
Bethell joined the team Josh, Gus Atkinson and Jamie Overton as part of England’s changes before the match.
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Published on:
August 2, 2025
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