Ben Duckett: India tour struggles forgotten with Champions Trophy victory Ben Duckett believes England’s travails in India will be a distant memory if they go all the way in the upcoming Champions Trophy in Pakistan.
In both ODIs, he and Phil Salt have helped England get off to a flyer, with Duckett cracking 65 off 56 balls before holing out off Ravindra Jadeja in Sunday’s four-wicket defeat in Cuttack, symptomatic of a trip where the tourists have done things well but not for long enough to put India under the pump.
Indeed, Duckett thinks the messaging will remain the same after England were put to the sword by India captain Rohit Sharma, who thumped 119 off 90 balls to underpin a successful chase of 305.
England also take on Afghanistan and South Africa in the group stage and Duckett insisted they should be judged on the eight-team event despite four ODI series losses in a row since the 2023 World Cup.
While the contest at the Narendra Modi Stadium is ostensibly a dead rubber, an England win would give them some momentum ahead of their Champions Trophy opener against Australia on February 22 in Lahore.
