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England’s eight-wicket win at Hagley Oval was 21-year-old’s third international debut in formats inside three monthsGarfield Sobers began his legendary West Indies career in Jamaica in 1954 as a 17-year-old carded at No9, while Steve Smith famously started out for Australia 14 years ago as a jack-in-the-box leg-spinner down at No8.But Jacob Bethell, aged 21, as Smith was at Lord’s, walked out last week as England’s No3, Matt Henry and Tim Southee probing away with a cherry-ripe Kookaburra under cloud cover. For a player with a first-class average of 25 who had barely batted as high as No4 for Warwickshire, it could have felt like a fever dream. Continue reading...