Ray Jennings in dark for Keaton’s debut ton

When Keaton Jennings was on 96, the electricity at the holiday resort his parents are staying at in Mauritius was cut. They sat in the dark for the next hour, not knowing whether their son had made the milestone.

“It came back on when he was on 111 and then he scored one more run and he was out,” Ray Jennings, former “Mean Machine” wicketkeeper, decorated coach and proud father told ESPNcricinfo. “My family have sent me some videos of the shot that got him to the hundred.”

So it will be the clip of the reverse-sweep, and not a family selfie on an idyllic beach, that occupies pride of place among the Jennings’ holiday photos, a holiday Keaton was supposed to be on. A week ago, Keaton’s December plan was entirely different. He was captaining the England Lions in the UAE and was due to meet his parents Mauritius on December 10. They were heading there a little earlier – last Wednesday actually, the same day Keaton got called up to the England Test squad. “I was in the air when he got picked so I …

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