Bethell out of Australia trip and doubt for SA

Jacob Bethell has been ruled out of England's white-ball tour of Australia and is a huge doubt for the Test tour of South Africa following the recurrence of a knee injury.

Bethell has not played for England since July after suffering discomfort in his right knee while making 91 in a one-day international against India at Lord's.

He had surgery in September and looked set to return down under when he travelled to Australia for the series that begins with the first of three one-day internationals in Perth on Friday.

But the 23-year-old did not play in the warm-up match against Western Australia at the weekend and suffered what England have described as a "setback" in training earlier this week.