England batter Jacob Bethell justified his place in the side after the left-handed batter notched up his first Test hundred during the fifth Ashes Series match in Sydney. Bethell completed his hundred with a maximum over long on. In a video that has gone viral on social media, Bethell’s father is seen getting emotional after the England batter reached the milestone.
THE SPECIAL MOMENT FOR JACOB BETHELL.
– The reaction of Jacob’s family was priceless. ❤️
pic.twitter.com/QQuqawi9vO— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) January 7, 2026
He had a forgettable outing in the first innings after getting dismissed for 10 as England put up 384. Former skipper Joe Root notched up another hundred on the tour while Harry Brook struck 84. Michael Neser scalped four wickets. In reply, Australia posted 567 taking a massive lead.
Opener Travis Head once again showed class once again and hit 163 in just 166 balls. Apart from him, stand-in skipper Steve Smith also scored a hundred while Webster chipped in with 71 to hand the Aussies a healthy advantage.
With the flick of the wrists and the raise of the bat, a star is born.
The calmest man in Sydney, 22-year-old Jacob Bethell with a brilliant century.#BBCCricket #Ashes pic.twitter.com/hXyDkIUf3M
— Henry Moeran (@henrymoeranBBC) January 7, 2026
Emotions from Jacob Bethel Family 🥹 pic.twitter.com/5MIqt3iXoF
— Devaaaahh🧋 (@StokesKingdom) January 7, 2026
– 96 in New Zealand.
– 100 in Australia.Jacob Bethell has played two crucial knocks in just 6 Tests so far. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/rkipLll1KL
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) January 7, 2026
Jacob Bethel about Virat Kohli!
VK has been instrumental in guiding so many youngsters yet he never openly quoted them or talked about them. Show how mature of a person he is!!
One of the qualities that a lot of our senior/retired cricketers need to adopt🙃 pic.twitter.com/0lHvgEQxtQ— Chiku_Banter (@Chiku_Banter) January 3, 2026
Later, riding on Bethell’s maiden century, England concluded the penultimate day at 302/8, leading by 119 runs. The batter was unbeaten at 142. Harry Brook and Ben Duckett scored 42 each. England have already lost the Ashes after suffering defeats in the first three Tests. They did get a consolation win in the fourth encounter.
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