Northants v Gloucestershire, Specsavers Championship, Division Two, Wantage Road

Duckett sets positive tone but Northants let it slip

Aug 6, 2017: Fifties for Rob Newton, Richard Levi and Ben Duckett helped Northamptonshire enjoy the better of the opening day against Gloucestershire at Wantage Road

Worcestershire v Northants, NatWest Blast, North Group, New Road

Duckett's onslaught keeps defending champions ticking

Aug 5, 2017: Ben Duckett made an unbeaten 92 off 54 balls as NatWest T20 Blast title holders Northamptonshire Steelbacks stepped up their challenge in the North Group

Durham v Northants, NatWest Blast, North Group, Chester-le-Street

Just champion: Duckett relives winning feel

Jul 9, 2017: Ben Duckett's 72 helped champions Northamptonshire home by six wickets with four balls to spare in the repeat of last year's NatWest T20 Blast final against Durham at Chester-le-Street

Northants v Leicestershire, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Northampton, Day 2

Leicestershire up against it after collapse

Jun 26, 2017: Leicestershire's dreadful start to the second day gave Northants the advantage at Wantage Road

Northants v Leicestershire, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Northampton, Day 1

Duckett back in the pink to revive England memories

Jun 26, 2017: Ben Duckett finally emerged from a thin season to show the talent that attracted England

Champions Trophy 2017

Finn and Bairstow small headaches for settled England

Apr 25, 2017: It was a reassuringly predictable squad for England, but there were a couple of difficult conversations for selector James Whitaker to have

Wisden Cricketers of the Year 2016

Ben Duckett

Apr 6, 2017: Ben Duckett has emerged as the standard-bearer for 360-degree English batsmanship

Wisden 2017

Kohli named by Wisden as Leading Cricketer in the World

Apr 5, 2017: Virat Kohli, the India captain, has been honoured as the Leading Cricketer in the World in the 2017 edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, which is published this week

ECB North v South series, 3rd match

Crane spins South to 3-0 series win

Mar 21, 2017: Mason Crane produced a stunning spell of legspin to secure a 3-0 whitewash for the South in a rain-affected climax to the new North-South Series in Abu Dhabi

ECB North v South series, 2nd match

South's Northeast blows North West

Mar 19, 2017: Sam Northeast hit a fine unbeaten century as the South clinched the new North-South Series with a match to spare thanks to a 47-run victory

Sri Lanka A v England Lions, 3rd unofficial ODI, Kurunegala

Jayasuriya exposes Lions' frailties against spin

Mar 6, 2017: Beneath the shadow of Elephant Rock, England Lions produced the sort of under-par display that even an elephant would want to forget in a hurry

England Lions in Sri Lanka 2016-17

India flashback for Duckett as Sri Lanka stroll

Mar 2, 2017: If Ben Duckett was looking for an immediate pick-me-up on the England Lions tour of Sri Lanka after his disheartening time in India, he discovered that life can sometimes be less accommodating than that

England Lions in Sri Lanka 2016-17

Lions ready to get their teeth into Sri Lanka

Mar 1, 2017: A five-match one-day series gives those jostling in the ranks for England recognition a chance to impress the selectors

Twitter round-up

'Time for smart humans instead of smart phones'

Feb 17, 2017: Our Twitter round-up is only populated with one of these

England Lions v Sri Lanka A

Duckett dusts himself down after torrid Test baptism

Jan 27, 2017: Ben Duckett was found wanting by the best spin bowler in the world during England's Test series in India, but he believes he's better for the experience

MCC v Champion County, Abu Dhabi

Haseeb and Duckett named in MCC squad

Jan 27, 2017: Haseeb Hameed and Ben Duckett, both of whom opened for England on the recent Test tour of India, have been named in MCC's squad to face Middlesex

England in India 2016-17

Five big regrets for England

Dec 21, 2016: They won four of the tosses, three times posted 400-plus in the first innings but still came home hammered 4-0

England in India 2016-17

Hameed shines amid catalogue of underperformance

Dec 21, 2016: From Jennings' breakthrough to Duckett's demise, ESPNcricinfo runs the rule over England's players during their 4-0 series loss in India

England Lions in Sri Lanka 2016-17

Jennings, Hameed in Lions squad for SL

Dec 13, 2016: Days after making a century on Test debut, Keaton Jennings has been named captain of England Lions for their tour of Sri Lanka next year

England's top-order problems

Who's next? Alastair Cook's opening partners since Strauss

Dec 7, 2016: Mark Stoneman will be Alastair Cook's 12th opening partner since the retirement of Andrew Strauss in 2012. ESPNcricinfo takes a look at the men who've had the call