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Matthew Cooper

Ben Duckett hails Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum and criticises previous England regimes

England opener Ben Duckett enjoyed an impressive return to Test match cricket in Pakistan, having first been axed six years ago after just four games.

Duckett made his Test debut in 2016 at the age of 22, but struggled against Bangladesh and India as he made just 110 runs at an average of 15.71. As a result, he was quickly dropped and not afforded another crack at Test cricket until England's recent 3-0 whitewash over Pakistan in December.

Having been given the nod over Keaton Jennings to partner Zak Crawley at the top of the order, Duckett duly cashed in and ended the series as the second leading run scorer behind Harry Brook. He struck one century and three fifties as he made 357 runs at an average of 71.40

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