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Jacob Bethell: England all-rounder on route from Barbados to debut against Australia

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Jacob Bethell is one of five uncapped players in England 's squad to play Australia .

The 20-year-old is the latest England cricketer born and raised in Barbados .

Bethell was still in school during England 's World Cup win in 2019 and was being driven from Warwickshire to Yorkshire to make his county second team debut as a 15 year-old on the Sunday Eoin Morgan lifted the trophy.

Warwickshire batsman Bethell has scored 466 runs in 11 matches for his county.

Bethell wants to build on a first year as a red-ball regular for the county.

He sees himself as someone who is able to adapt to all formats and situations.

Test cricket is definitely the pinnacle and I see myself as a player who can adapt to situations.

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