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Michael Vaughan

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Appearances Over Time

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Test Match Special
The Ashes: Bethell hundred provides belated bright spark

So a memorable, emotional day for Jacob Bethel today and potentially for Usman Khawaja tomorrow, his last day in international cricket.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Bethell hundred provides belated bright spark

And he's been speaking to Corbyn Middlemass and the ABC commentary team.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Bethell hundred provides belated bright spark

That is Osman Khawaja, who will play his last day of international cricket tomorrow.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Bethell hundred provides belated bright spark

England will be hoping to see him walk out to bat, I dare say, and also probably walk off after getting him out.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Bethell hundred provides belated bright spark

But we'll see how that happens tomorrow, what transpires tomorrow.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Bethell hundred provides belated bright spark

Right.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Bethell hundred provides belated bright spark

Let's put the full stop statistically on the day.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Bethell hundred provides belated bright spark

Here is Andy Zaltzman, presumably starting with Jacob Bethel.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Bethell hundred provides belated bright spark

Gus Atkinson did it recently.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Bethell hundred provides belated bright spark

Stuart Broad back in 2012.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Bethell hundred provides belated bright spark

And Jack Russell in 1989.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Bethell hundred provides belated bright spark

Um, it's the ninth youngest, um, player to make a century for England in all test cricket and eight more runs.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Bethell hundred provides belated bright spark

He'll be the second youngest England player to make 150 after Len Hutton.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Bethell hundred provides belated bright spark

So, uh, truly extraordinary, uh, performance.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Bethell hundred provides belated bright spark

Um,

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Bethell hundred provides belated bright spark

Less good from some of the rest of England's batting line-up.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Bethell hundred provides belated bright spark

Some odd series.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Bethell hundred provides belated bright spark

Joe Root, two fine centuries, but seven scores under 20.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Bethell hundred provides belated bright spark

Ben Stokes, six single-figure scores, eight scores under 20 in the series.

Test Match Special
The Ashes: Bethell hundred provides belated bright spark

And Harry Brook, one of the oddest series in England players ever, had seven scores of 30 or more.