England batter Ben Duckett will continue to get on the front foot when at the crease after his record-setting knock in the Champions Trophy.

Duckett plundered a tournament-record score of 165 on Saturday, though he could not help England beat Australia.

England failed to defend a target of 352, making their score of 351 the highest they have ever failed to defend in the ODI format.

Duckett's tally was also the fourth-highest score in an ODI played in Pakistan, which is co-hosting the Champions Trophy.

And though Duckett did not believe he made the smoothest start, he outlined how he set out to target Australia's spin bowlers, and he wants to keep that mentality going as England look to turn their fortunes around.

"I was certainly not fluent at the top - it was probably my slowest powerplay," Duckett told Sky Sports.

"But I knew in my head that they were going to bowl a lot of spin through those middle overs, and it was spin that I could target.

"I think the beauty now is people are cutting off the sweeps for me, which allows me to hit straight.

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"On that pitch, it felt like really early, actually, I'm not going to sweep too much with the bounce being a little bit invariable.

"But, I'm going to commit and run down and make sure I can hit the ball straight and I think that's probably the biggest part of my game that I've tried to change.

"I might get caught mid-off next time, who knows… but it's something that I back myself to do now and you know, I've only got to clear the ring."

England face Afghanistan on Wednesday, knowing they realistically need a victory to keep their hopes of reaching the semi-finals alive.