The left ring finger injury prompted the 22-year-old to cut short his IPL campaign with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and return to the UK after scoring 96 runs in seven matches.Bethell's fitness setback came less than a fortnight before the start of the New Zealand series, which begins on June 4. The left-hander was set to bat at number three after he struck a brilliant 154 against Australia at Sydney in January -- a rare England highlight during their 4-1 Ashes series loss.But an England and Wales Cricket Board statement issued Wednesday suggested Bethell, also a left-arm spinner, would be fit for the first of a three-Test campaign."He will continue to be monitored in the lead-up to the first Test against New Zealand," said the ECB. "He is expected to be fit to play in the match."