Sydney, Jan. 7 -- England's young batting all-rounder Jacob Bethell spoke on smashing his first Test century against Australia, saying that "it was always coming" despite a few nervy moments against Aussie pacers during the course to his century.

Bethell, who had scored his first professional century in ODI cricket against South Africa last year at home, played one of the finest knocks of his career, his first first-class and Test centuries coming at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) during an Ashes Test.

At the age of 22 years and 76 days, Bethell is the second-youngest after legendary Alastair Cook (21 years and 357 days at Perth in 2006) to hit an Ashes century for the Three Lions in this century.

Speaking about his century in ...