Bethell Says He Should Have 'played More' In 2025

England all-rounder Jacob Bethell said he "probably should person played a spot more" during his testing first location summertime successful world cricket.

Bethell, 21, impressed successful his first Test bid past wintertime but has only played a bit-part domiciled this summer.

Having missed nan one-off Test against Zimbabwe while astatine nan Indian Premier League, he mislaid his spot successful England's Test XI and was nan spare batter crossed nan first 4 matches against India earlier coming successful for nan fifth.

He only played 1 County Championship lucifer for Warwickshire in-between and arsenic a consequence has only faced 387 balls successful each formats this summertime compared to 1,480 successful 2024, starring to questions astir England's guidance of nan talented left-hander.

"If I'm honest, erstwhile I wasn't playing successful those Tests, I should astir apt person played a spot much [in home cricket]," Bethell told Sky Sports.

"But I'll return that connected and study from it. I've sewage a batch of cricket up now truthful possibly that spread was rather bully for me."

Bethell, who will go England's youngest skipper erstwhile he leads an under-strength squad successful Ireland later this month, looked scratchy and retired of shape against India, making six and 5 successful his 2 innings.

He past played a afloat portion successful The Hundred for Birmingham Phoenix earlier returning to England work successful nan one-day world bid against South Africa.

Bethell was retired for 1 successful nan first lucifer astatine Headingley but recovered shape pinch 58 from 40 balls successful nan 2nd ODI astatine Lord's having been pushed up to number four.

"I really enjoyed it," Bethell said.

"It wasn't pre-planned up until a fewer minutes before.

"They had 2 left-arm spinners truthful it was my occupation arsenic a left-hander to spell retired and show a spot of intent against them but it ended up being nan off-spinner I felt was easiest to play.

"But it was a spot of a show to effort and push nan crippled connected a bit."