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JE Sports Desk:  England batter Ben Duckett believes that the Australian team will not be liking to face pace bowler Mark Wood in the remaining Test matches of the ongoing Ashes series.

Wood made his return to the Test side in the third match against Australia at Leeds and put up a show with the ball in hand to help his team clinch a victory, making a comeback in the series to make it 2-1.

Wood picked 7 wickets in the Test match including a five-wicket haul in the first innings, consistently threatening batters with his raw pace, and with the bat, he held his nerves and aggressively added runs in pressure situations.

 

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"I also know for a fact Australia will not want Woody to play these last two games. It’s so weird; how does he bowl so fast? He’s not a big bloke, it’s just arm-speed, I guess. He’s so skiddy and always at you, so I’m very happy he’s on my team. And it’s not just with the ball, the way he took them on with the bat was game-changing," Duckett said in an interview ahead of the fourth Test.

Australia were the far better side in the first two games, picking up the wins in both to go 2-0 up in the five-match series.

However, the inclusion of Wood along with the other two changes changed the course of the contest between both teams, keeping the hosts alive in the series. Duckett spoke about Pat Cummins Australia and called them incredibly disciplined and well-behaved on the pitch.

"My view on the Australian team is that they’re a very, very good team. But they’re a bunch of nice guys. Pat Cummins seems like one of the nicest blokes in cricket. If I bowled 90mph like him I’d give the batter a lot more chat. But it doesn’t feel like they’re trying to intimidate anyone out there, they’re just focusing on their skills. It’s nice,” Duckett said about the Australian side.

The left-handed batter has batted brilliantly in the series, specifically in the Lord's Test where he was the second-best batter for England alongside skipper Ben Stokes.

 

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"Two years ago, some of the shots I play would have been unacceptable. It’s amazing what you can do when you take away the fear of failure. That’s the biggest thing, I’m not trying to make people think I’m England’s best-ever opener, I’ll stick to what I do and will have a hell of a better chance than if I try to be something I’m not," Duckett concluded.