It’s possible that no English summer has generated as many uses of the phrase ‘the penny has dropped’ than 2026 – but for Ben Duckett it feels like more than a cliche.
When Joe Root spoke to the dressing room about player behaviour two days before the first Test against Pakistan at Lord’s, and two days after Brydon Carse found himself in handcuffs outside a Derby nightclub, Duckett decided to follow his captain by saying a few words himself.
In some ways, this was a natural progression: of the team who will take the field at Edgbaston on Wednesday, Duckett trails only
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