"He has a rare gift of taking games away from opponents. He can play innings not many players can."

Jacob Bethell's 58 off 40 balls did not ultimately prove the match-winning knock it threatened to be at one stage of England's chase of 331 in the second ODI against South Africa at Lord's, but the words of Sky Sports' Nick Knight still ring true.

Veterans Joe Root and Jos Buttler top-scored with 61 apiece as the hosts fell five runs short, but it was England's future destroyer-in-chief who arguably played the more eye-catching knock.

Buttler, as well as new skipper Harry Brook, were actually bumped down the order to make way for the 21-year-old Bethell with England 66-2 in the 13th over, fresh from an abject batting display in the series-opening drubbing at Headingley in which they did

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