Dukes has served its purpose
The Dukes were introduced in the Sheffield Shield in 2016-17 season and were used in the second half of each season thereafter to help prepare Australia’s batsmen for the premium ball used on English pitches in the lead up to the 2019 Ashes.
This is considered as a masterstroke as it was one out of many pieces of a puzzle which helped Australia retain the Ashes, a feat that no Australian team had accomplished in England since 2001.
Roach also added that the use of the Kookaburra ball throughout the season will help them review each player consistently.
The Dukes ball is primarily known for its swing throughout the day. The spinners do not get the traditional help from a Dukes old ball the way they do from other balls and Roach believes that persisting with the Kookaburra ball will help the overall development of spinners.
However, Roach feels that there is a chance for the reintroduction of the Dukes ball sometime in the future.
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