Duckett’s road to the top

By Richard Edwards

Ben Duckett has silenced the doubters this summer – but his former head coach at Northamptonshire was never in any doubt that the 28-year-old would go all the way to the top.
David Ripley first came across Duckett when the diminutive left-hander was coming through the county’s youth system.
And although Duckett’s career has resembled a roller-coaster at times, Ripley believes he’s now pretty much close to the finished article as an opener in international cricket – without hugely changing the game that first saw him make his name at Northamptonshire.
“He never left the ...

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