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Jacob Bethell Slams Maiden Century To Leave Final Ashes Test On Knife Edge

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Jacob Bethell Slams Maiden Century To Leave Final Ashes Test On Knife Edge

By AFP News January 07, 2026 • 13:04 PM View: 579

Rock-solid Jacob Bethell plundered a chanceless maiden Test century Wednesday as England reeled in Australia then built a tenuous 119-run lead to leave the fifth and final Ashes Test on a knife edge.

By stumps on day four at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the tourists were 302-8 with Bethell not out 142 and Matthew Potts yet to score.

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