Ben Duckett insisted England had no regrets about taking on Australia's short-ball challenge at Lord's, despite being dismissed by a bouncer just two runs short of a first Ashes century.England vastly improved their position on day two of the second Test, taking the last five wickets for 77 to dismiss their rivals for 416, then responding with 278 for four.That represented a sizeable swing in fortunes after a lethargic first-day performance, but it might have been even better. They had Australia

Ben Duckett insisted England had no regrets about taking on Australia's short-ball challenge at Lord's, despite being dismissed by a bouncer just two runs short of a first Ashes century.England vastly improved their position on day two of the second Test, taking the last five wickets for 77 to dismiss their rivals for 416, then responding with 278 for four.That represented a sizeable swing in fortunes after a lethargic first-day performance, but it might have been even better. They had Australia boxed in at 188 for one, but saw Ollie Pope, Duckett and Joe Root all lose their wickets during a sustained barrage of bumpers.