\u201cNo. I mean maybe a surprise (on one level), but I would have asked for it to be honest. I like batting up the order. So yeah, I was really happy that the opportunity arose. It was everything I dreamed of. Ever since I was a little kid I\u2019ve always dreamed of playing Test cricket.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to bat in the top 4 so three is perfect. I think my game is fit to play any style. We saw a bit more of an attacking style (in the second innings), but I can also absorb a bit of pressure. I\u2019m sure at times in my career there will be times to do that as well.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI remember watching the 2010\/11 Ashes and wanting to be a part of it. Since Baz (Brendon McCullum) took over, I\u2019ve watched on TV and thought, \u2018How fun does that look?\u2019 and it lived up to the expectation,\u201d said Bethell to reporters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Asked if he had doubts in his mind on coming good in Tests after making white-ball debuts in September, Bethell remarked, \u201cNot at all really. Pretty much every time I\u2019ve played against better people, I\u2019ve played better. The step up to The Hundred? Played better. Straight into internationals? Played better. I didn\u2019t really doubt in my mind that coming into Test cricket I\u2019d have done well.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cNo matter if we were in the sheds talking with each other, batting, bowling, fielding it was good fun. It was my first experience playing in front of packed grass banks, pristine outfield, good pitches and playing against a good team, so it was great.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bethell signed off by expressing excitement over being signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction, where he will be teammates with the talismanic Virat Kohli.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cNo matter if we were in the sheds talking with each other, batting, bowling, fielding it was good fun. It was my first experience playing in front of packed grass banks, pristine outfield, good pitches and playing against a good team, so it was great.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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