Cricket Feb 09, 2026

Ashes hopeful Jacob Bethell hits 71 and Asa Tribe a century but England Lions thumped by Australia A in Brisbane

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Ashes hopeful Jacob Bethell hits 71 and Asa Tribe a century but England Lions thumped by Australia A in Brisbane

Jacob Bethell's 71 was one of the few highlights for the Lions as England's second-string suffered a thumping innings defeat to Australia A in the unofficial Test at Allan Border Field in Brisbane.

Less than 24 hours after the to slip 2-0 down in the Ashes series, the Lions were dismissed for 295 in their second dig and beaten by an innings and 127 runs.

Bethell's half-century on the penultimate day of the four-day fixture came off 154 balls and featured seven fours as he passed fifty for the second time in six knocks on this tour.

The 22-year-old could now come into contention for the third Ashes Test in Adelaide from December 17 with England's incumbent after a series of soft dismissals for far.

In the second Test, Pope chopped Australia's Mitchell Starc onto his stumps playing with an angled bat in the first innings before being caught and bowled by Michael Neser in the second as he attempted an unwise drive on the up.

Glamorgan's Asa Tribe top-scored for the Lions in their second innings against Australia A, making an unbeaten 129, with home seamer Fergus O'Neill ending with figures of 4-53.

Only Tribe, Bethell, Thomas Rew (47) and Ben McKinney (18) reached double figures or beyond second time around for the Lions, who had been shot out for 166 in their first innings in Queensland.

In Australia A's sole knock of 588-8 declared, the Test-capped Nathan McSweeney was 226 not out, while there were also half-centuries for Campbell Kellaway, Cooper Connolly and Xavier Bartlett.

That innings was a chastening one for spinner Shoaib Bashir, who recorded figures of 0-115 from 25 overs having been overlooked for the second Ashes Test at The Gabba as England picked Will Jacks instead.

The Lions were also beaten by a Cricket Australia XI last month, although did defeat a Prime Minister's XI in a pink-ball contest.

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