LONDON : England's Ben Duckett expressed only mild disappointment at missing out on a hundred at Lord's on Thursday, focusing instead on how well his side had responded to Australia's first innings score of 416 on the second day of the second test of the Ashes.Duckett hit 98 as England raced to 278-4 in r
LONDON : England's Ben Duckett expressed only mild disappointment at missing out on a hundred at Lord's on Thursday, focusing instead on how well his side had responded to Australia's first innings score of 416 on the second day of the second test of the Ashes.
He said that for him the most important thing was to be true to himself in the way he plays his cricket, which in general entails attacking every ball without fear or favour. "I always make jokes about never leaving the ball and sometimes I don't know how I'm getting runs because of it," he added.
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