Bell-Drummond, 19, has made six first-class appearances for Kent since his debut in May 2011 but he struggled for form at the U19 World Cup in Australia last August.A lot of people throw advice at you when you are quite young. You can't necessarily listen to everybody and he will learn that. Although former England captain Alec Stewart has identified the London-born youngster as a player to look out for in 2013, Northeast who trod the same path from the Kent academy to the first team via the England U19s has urged caution as Bell-Drummond aims to bridge the gap to the senior side.I was probably in his situation three years ago of being hyped up. It is a big leap and we need to keep our feet on the ground a bit with him," Northeast told BBC Radio Kent.It is one of those things - people like to look at the next thing coming through and get excited, which I can understand," the 23-year-old said.Jimmy [Adams, Kent head coach] is pretty good like that. He'll throw you snippets here and there. Like anything, it does take time. I hope he goes really well this year but I wouldn't expect huge things. If he does, it's great for us.
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