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Jacob Bethell has been ruled out of ইংল্যান্ড's white-ball tour to অস্ট্রেলিয়া following a "setback" in his recovery from knee surgery. The news comes five weeks before the first Test of ইংল্যান্ড's tour to দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকা, which will be Stephen Fleming's first series as head প্রধান কোচ.। Bethell has not played any cricket since ইংল্যান্ড's ODI series against ভারত in mid-July, and missed their warm-up win over Western অস্ট্রেলিয়া on Saturday. He had initially hoped that he would recover from injury in time for ইংল্যান্ড's Test series against পাকিস্তান but was subsequently diagnosed with a chondral defect (cartilage damage) in his right knee that prompted surgery.। He recently told the Mail on Sunday that he had played through pain during the ভারত series, having first experienced soreness during the T20Is that came before it. "Initially I thought it was going to be three or four weeks: have a bit of time off my feet and then get back into it," Bethell said.।

Instead, it has now caused him to miss nearly five months of cricket, including ইংল্যান্ড's home Tests against পাকিস্তান, their ODIs against শ্রীলঙ্কা, the recent tri-series in পাকিস্তান and now the entirety of their white-ball tour to অস্ট্রেলিয়া, which begins at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Friday.। "Jacob Bethell has been ruled out of the white-ball tour of অস্ট্রেলিয়া following a scan on his right knee," an ইংল্যান্ড spokesperson said on Wednesday.। "Bethell suffered a setback in his return from the injury during a training session in Perth earlier this week. With a busy winter ahead, it was decided that he will return to the UK on Saturday before seeing a specialist."।

The news is a significant blow for Bethell, who had started to establish himself in ইংল্যান্ড's ODI team before the injury. He was named player of the match in his most recent appearance when he scored 91 and took 1 for 49 from his 10 overs against ভারত at লর্ডস in July.। He opened the batting for the first time in that series but has since been replaced at the top of the order by Tom Banton, who has scored 394 রান at 56.28 - including one hundred and four অর্ধশতক - since his promotion. Banton will now have further opportunities to secure his position as Ben Duckett's opening partner in অস্ট্রেলিয়া.। Bethell had also become Harry Brook's vice-অধিনায়ক, and was due to share the same role with Will Jacks in অস্ট্রেলিয়া this month. Jacks is also due to অধিনায়ক the side in their fifth T20I against অস্ট্রেলিয়া, with Brook and Jordan Cox both leaving the tour early to prepare for the দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকা Test series.।

"It's disappointing for him," Joe Root, who will play his 200th ODI on Friday, told the BBC. "I know how hard he works, and I know everything he's done to get himself right, and hopefully it's not too serious and he's not out for too long."। Bethell will now try to prove his fitness in time to play in the first Test at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on December 17, having been named in ইংল্যান্ড's 15-man squad for the three-match series earlier this week.। He is competing with Emilio Gay, Jordan Cox and Dan Lawrence for one of three spots in their top six, with national selector Marcus North suggesting this week that no decision has yet been made on the identity of ইংল্যান্ড's batting line-up. North also hinted that Bethell may be considered as an option to open in Tests for the first time.।

ইংল্যান্ড have flown the Sussex allrounder James Coles to অস্ট্রেলিয়া ahead of schedule to replace Bethell. Coles, who like Bethell bowls left-arm orthodox, was due to join the touring party for the five-match T20I series later this month, but will arrive in Perth on Thursday after leaving ইংল্যান্ড Lions's tour of St Kitts early.। He will be joined in transit by Eddie Jack, the Hampshire fast বোলার, who has also been added to the ODI squad after Josh Tongue flew home early with an injured big toe. Jack took 5 for 42 in the Lions's thumping 266-রান win over ওয়েস্ট ইন্ডিজ A earlier this week, and like Coles will stay in অস্ট্রেলিয়া for the T20I series.।