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Test Match Special

The Ashes: Bethell hundred provides belated bright spark

Test Match Special

BBC

Cricket, News, Sports News, Sports

4.42.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Jacob Bethell joins the pod after his brilliant maiden first class hundred. We get analysis from Michael Vaughan, Jonathan Agnew and Glenn McGrath including a discussion on the future of England coach Brendon McCullum. Beau Webster discusses his 3 wickets as a spinner and Usman Khawaja speaks ahead of his final day of international cricket. Plus we hear from World Cup winning Rugby Player Mike Tindall and World Champion equestrian Zara Tindall

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio Podcasts.

0:05.7

Hello, you're about to listen to a BBC podcast, and I'm Ed Gamble, host of another BBC podcast, The Traitors Uncloaked.

0:12.7

But my show is available only on BBC Sounds, just like Ellis and John's Saturday bonus episodes,

0:18.2

The Pop Top Ten podcast with Scott Mills and Rylan, and comedy specials

0:22.2

from the likes of Harriet Kemsley, Susie Ruffle and Rommashranganathan.

0:26.0

However, and maybe I'm biased, it's really all about the traitors uncoaked.

0:30.3

So for a whole bunch of exclusive scoops and podcasts, listen only on BBC Sounds.

0:35.5

You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live.

0:42.2

Webster bowls to Bethel.

0:43.6

He's down the pitch, swatting it into the onside.

0:45.6

He's got it away.

0:47.1

Out towards deep midwicket.

0:49.1

There's the 100 for Jacob Bethel,

0:52.0

the first, first class 100 in his career, and it's come at a test match

0:57.4

at the SCG against Australia. It's a brilliant innings from a very talented young man.

1:07.9

So after four days of the Sydney test match, England still alive in this game, but it looks as though Australia are closing in on victory England.

1:16.8

302 for 8, so England's lead is 119.

1:22.2

The day belonged to Jacob Bethel, his first class 100.

1:25.9

What a place and what a time to score it at the SCG in an Ash's test match and only a second

1:31.3

Ash's game.

1:32.1

142 not out at the close.

1:34.8

Matthew Potts for company.

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