Bethell’s maiden century gives England hope in final Ashes TestListen to this articleEngland’s Jacob Bethell celebrates reaching his first Test century on day four of the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP)SYDNEY - 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. Remarkably, it was not just Bethell’s maiden Test ton but the only one he has scored in red-ball cricket, with his previous best 96 against New Zealand. Stokes edged Webster to Smith in the slips with Brydon Carse doing the same off Boland on 16. But the Australia skipper did not last long, nicking a fuller length delivery from Josh Tongue to wicketkeeper Jamie Smith.

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