JACOB BATS AWAY THE SUDDEN HYPE

Bethell keeps a level head after rapid England impact

- David Charlesworth

JACOB BETHELL is ignoring the outside noise that has followed his swift rise with England.

Bethell appears to be the poster boy of England's limitedovers reset and has delivered a few promising moments in his dozen matches since being drafted in at the back end of the summer against Australia.

Tipped to be a "superstar" by Test captain Ben Stokes and interim white-ball head coach Marcus Trescothick, Bethell thumped 20 in an over off vaunted Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa and has made two fifties in the Caribbean which have contributed to England wins.

But the 21-year-old insisted all the hype surrounding his potential falls on deaf ears.

He said: "If I'm honest, I don't really look at anything. I don't look at the good, the bad or anything. I've got pretty good confidence in myself with what I can do.