Ben doesn't like talking about Perth.
There are too many good things happening to keep going back to the night in The Avenue bar when he poured a drink over James Anderson and was banned from playing for England.
He says he has done enough in his career to be remembered for better than that.
Duckett is set to return to a Test career that includes four matches against Bangladesh and India.
A prolific summer has put him in a good position to open the batting in Pakistan in December, moving up from the number three spot he currently occupies.
The runs scored by Duckett are the culmination of a long road back from a broken hand that required him to relearn how to hold a bat.
Duckett had surgery on his left hand at the beginning of the season in order to limit the amount of pain he would experience. The runs were limited as well.
The 28-year-old forgot how he had held the bat for two decades.
I lost sight of my off-side game for a couple of years.
At the end of the year, Duckett moved to Trent Bridge, but he didn't get to work with either Moores or Botha until after the year ended.
He discovered how to hold the bat again. It felt like I was new to the game.
Every day was Monday to Friday. It was hanging off by the end.
I don't want to do that for the rest of my life. I don't want to go to school in December.
When Duckett's runs made him the first player to win the Professional Cricketers' Association's player of the year and young player of the year, his first-class average was 72, even higher.
He made a ton for the England Lions against the South Africans in August and was called up to the full England squad for the final Test after Bairstow broke his leg.
Duckett says that his game from this summer looks like it did last year.
In the conversation with Duckett, maturity is a topic. He pleaded guilty to drink driving at the age of 20 and was caught speeding at 106mph.
He missed out on two tours for failing to meet fitness standards.
Duckett said that he probably didn't make it easy for himself at times, but that it felt like a lifetime ago.
People who are 27 or 28 years old have grown up from when they were 18 or 19
Duckett got "carried away" when he first got called up for England.
He thinks he got a bit far ahead of himself. I didn't realize how hard it was going to be when I stepped out there, but I thought my job was done before I got on the plane.
Duckett's Tests were played on pitches that turned quickly. He scored a half-century opening the batting in his second Test against Bangladesh, but then dropped down to number four to make room for Haseeb Hameed.
He made scores of 13, five and zero in his next three outings. Duckett's technique was critiqued by one of the greatest spinners to ever play the game when he was dismissed.
Duckett says that he doesn't think Ashwin would have a problem getting out a left-handed player.
I would back myself to last longer and score runs, even if he got me out again.
Duckett felt the pressure when it came to opening.
If he gets another chance, Duckett will likely get a long run in the side under the captain and coach.
If you had a couple of bad games, you were out. In this squad, you get more time at the top of the order, which takes some pressure off.
Duckett traveled to Pakistan with experience. He has gone through life's wringer but feels he has emerged better for it.
It was one of the worst times in his career when he was dropped in India.
I know how brutal Test cricket is and how difficult the media can be.
It can't get a lot worse. I can find ways to get through it because I'm a better person.
It was many years ago. It doesn't seem like a straight line. I'm grateful that I have the chance to do it again.
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