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4th over: England 34-0 (Smith 15, Duckett 19) Seales overpitches twice to Duckett and is punished with efficient flicks to the midwicket boundary. Ben Duckett, 30 years old and totally at peace with his game, is an increasingly remarkable player. I’m not sure there has ever been an England opener quite like him.
“Can’t help but feel England’s team looks a tad lop-sided,” says James Brough. “Seven front line batsmen and then batting down to Adil Rashid at no 10 – all well and good. But the bowling looks a bit optimistic. Three seamers, of whom Overton has not yet convinced at international level, and Rashid. But then you have to cobble together 10 overs from Root, Jacks and Bethell. If just one frontline bowler has an off day, I think we could have problems.”
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