On the second day of the Lord’s Test, England‘s method to batting with the red ball was shown by opener Ben Duckett smooth innings. Even though Ben Duckett innings was cut short by a careless shot when he was only two runs short of a brilliant hundred, the starter didn’t feel bad about it.
After the English pacers bowled well in the morning of the second day at Lord’s, Ben Stokes‘ team put pressure on the Australian bowlers in typical “Bazball” fashion. But the guests got back into the game by using the short-ball strategy against the very aggressive English batters.
Ben Duckett fell for Australia’s tricks, but he didn’t seem to mind that he took a needless shot when he was only two runs away from a smooth hundred. The Kent batsman, who is 28 years old, said he didn’t go into a shell when the short balls came, but instead went with his gut. Even though he had to leave early, the southpaw said it was his best red-ball innings.
“I play that shot, and I’ve scored a lot of runs with it over the course of my career. I would have hated myself if I had run away, stayed in my comfort zone, and left one behind. If I have ten feet on each side, I have a hundred. I was obviously upset for half an hour after falling so close to three figures here at Lord’s, but I’m happy with how I played. The Mirror reported Duckett as saying, “I thought it was definitely my best innings in an England shirt.”
If they have plans like that and we hide, it would go against everything we do: Ben Duckett
In keeping with England’s new method to red-ball cricket, Duckett showed that the players are sure of what they want to do and will keep playing the way they are right now. Even though the team lost three wickets quickly in the last session of the second day, the southpaw thought they were still in a good situation.
“That is how we play cricket. If they have plans like that and we hide, it would go against everything we do. We’ve lost a few wickets, but we’re still in a good spot,” the English opener said.
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