NASSER HUSSAIN: I have seen some great sweepers of the ball in my time. I think back to left-handers such as Brian Lara, Graham Thorpe, Marcus Trescothick and Andy Flower. But Ben Duckett is right up there with the very best. For him, the sweep shot is like a forward defence. It is just so natural to him. He is short in height, which means he picks up length well, and he nails virtually every one of them. I can't think of one on day two that he top edged - and as a left hander you have to constantly cope with the rough outside your off stump. He has such a repertoire. If you think of someone like Matthew Hayden, another left-hander who was a great sweeper, he mainly had the hard slog sweep. But Duckett has the hard sweep, the dab sweep, the slog sweep, the reverse sweep behind square, the reverse sweep in front of square.
