Haseeb Hameed is a strong contender for England's opening slot ahead of Ashes 2017-18 versus Australia starting from November.
Left-handed batsman Gary Ballance and left-arm spinner Liam Dawson have been included in the 12-man England squad for the first Test of the four-match series against South Africa beginning July 6 at Lord's.
Trevor Bayliss believes he will be involved in the most difficult selection meeting of his two years as England coach when he and the panel meet to discuss the squad for next week's first Test against South Africa.
"I played with him at Lancashire last year and you see teams throwing everything at him: short balls; around the wicket; everything. And he seemed to cope with everything that was thrown at him."
Hameed made 82 in his maiden senior England appearance at Rajkot before contributing an unbeaten 59 in Mohali, where his broken finger meant he batted down the order.
Lancashire rising star Hameed's brief career has been marked by injury problems.
Hameed, 20, recovering from a broken finger suffered in India, and Duckett, 22, have also been selected for the second-string England Lions' upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.
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