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'It was always coming' says new star Bethell
Burton Mail
|January 08, 2026
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Jacob Bethell raises his bat after completing a his maiden Test - and first class - century
Bethell sealed his status as England’s next big thing with a name-making Ashes century then claimed: “It was always comingThe 22-year-old has long been touted as a prodigious talent but was still awaiting his maiden first-class hundred when he came to the crease on day four of the final Test at the SCG.
With a top score of 93 in county cricket, and 96 in a brief Test career, he finally went all the way with a majestic 142 not out to strike back at an Australian attack circling in on victory.
This story is from the January 08, 2026 edition of Burton Mail.
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