England's Champions Trophy begins with a damaging defeat as Australia pull off an epic chase of 352 to counter Ben Duckett's 165 in Lahore.

Duckett is England's first-choice opener in all three formats England opener Ben Duckett has been passed fit to take part in the 50-over Champions Trophy, which starts next week in Pakistan.

Ben Matthew Duckett is an English international cricketer ... He made his international debut for England in the ODI series against Bangladesh in October 2016.

England's Champions Trophy prospects have received a boost after Ben Duckett was given the all-clear, following a left groin injury sustained during last week's ODI series against India.

It was as fine a consolation hundred as they come. An innings which rubber-stamped Ben Duckett as one of England's best multi-format batters, further vindicating his move to open the batting in ODIs.

After defeating Australia 351-8, England amassed the greatest total in the history of the tournament thanks to opener Ben Duckett, who hit a Champions Trophy record score of 165 from 143 balls.

“Scans on a left groin injury have confirmed that England Men’s batter Ben Duckett is fit and available for the ICC Champions Trophy,” a statement from the England and Wales Cricket Board read.

England's Ben Duckett scored a historic 165-run knock in the Champions Trophy match against Australia, setting a new record for the highest individual score in the tournament's history.

Ben Duckett has been accused of “hiding your failures behind humour” by Indian legend Ravichandran Ashwin, after the England opener came through an injury scare to be confirmed fit for the ...

Ben Duckett fit for ICC Champions Trophy following ... with 831 runs in 19 matches since his debut in 2016 at an average of 46.16 and a strike rate of 102.71. He has two centuries and six fifties ...

England's ICC Champions Trophy chances have improved with opener Ben Duckett being declared fit to play. The ECB confirmed Duckett's availability after he recovered from a groin injury.