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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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George Sessions

The future of England cricket – Sir Alastair Cook raves over Jacob Bethell

Jacob Bethell has drawn plaudits from former England and Australia greats (Robbie Stephenson/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Alastair Cook hailed Ashes centurion Jacob Bethell as “the future of England” after he eased the end-of-tour gloom on day four in Sydney with a sparking 142 not out.

Bethell – 22-years-old and playing just his sixth Test match – made a mockery of the awkward fact that he had never before scored a first-class hundred with a gem of an innings at the SCG.

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