London, Aug. 4 -- Following his side's six-run loss to India in the fifth Test at The Oval, England head coach Brendon McCullum came out in defence of young all-rounder Jacob Bethell, whose wicket during the run-chase of 374 started the team's downfall, saying that he "will be back and better from experience".

During the run-chase of 374 on day four, England was cruising at 301/4 despite losing Harry Brook and with Joe Root still on the crease. However, Prasidh Krishna cleaned up Bethell and Root in quick succession, leaving England at 339/6 at the day end, giving India a small window to make a comeback into the game. Bethell, who had impressed with three half-centuries at number three against New Zealand last year, was cleaned up by Pra...