Ben Stokes nurses another injury heading into 2025, while Jacob Bethell’s dazzling displays in New Zealand and the drop in form for Zak Crawley and Shoaib Bashir leave questions ahead of Tests against India and the Ashes

Though 2024’s results have been varied, in Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell and Brydon Carse, England have unearthed gems for the future

While his first-class record is middling, the Durham seamer’s bright start to his Test career has shown all of the qualities that first caught the eye of captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum

While his first-class record is middling, the Durham seamer’s bright start to his Test career has shown all of the qualities that first caught the eye of captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum

Ben Stokes’s side bid to end an inconsistent 2024 on a high against the Black Caps, who remain in the hunt for the World Test Championship final at Lord’s next year