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Derek Pringle: Small is beautiful for England opener Ben Duckett

At 5ft 6in Ben Duckett is in the small camp. But small batters have advantages even if looking up to everyone else on a cricket field isn’t one of them…
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By DEREK PRINGLE

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Time was when all the best batters were small. Don Bradman, Brian Lara, Sunil Gavaskar, Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar, Allan Border, all were short in stature but long in run-scoring ability.
Then taller men, six foot plus, began to invade the best-of lists: Kevin Pietersen, Jacques Kallis, Sir Alastair Cook and now Joe Root.
Don't be fooled
At 5ft 6in Ben Duckett is in the small camp. In a game where beastly fast bowlers are often over a foot taller than him, it often looks like Gulliver versus a Lilliputian when Duckett is involved, but don’t be fooled.
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