Duckett and his teammates have arrived Down Under with the intent of taking on the hosts with their natural attacking style that has been instilled under head Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes.
Much of the chat in the build-up to the series has been is around how 'Bazball' will fair in Australian conditions, but Duckett said that both individually and collectively their approach was becoming more nuanced.
"I think now it's definitely about reading moments," Duckett said speaking on the Willow Talk podcast. "(Brendon McCullum) will come up to me and say, now you're a better player than just getting 40 off 30 and getting us off to a good start.
"There's moments as an opening batsman, for example, it could be at Perth in a few weeks where we've got five overs to see at the end of the day. And I did it against India last summer where actually just get through it.
"I don't care how many runs you've got, just be there in the morning. I think that's where we're trying to go as a team now, it's not just being this entertaining, reckless at times, side.
"And it's something that I've got frustrated with myself in the past, where I might have got 80 off 60 and it looks great and stuff, but they're going to put my side in a good position.
"So it's realising moments and doing that and then kicking on and getting a big score. And I think that's where we're really wanting to go as a side now."
The left-handed batter has not yet played a Test match in Australia but will go into the Ashes as one of England's form players.
Home captain Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the first Test due to a lumbar stress injury and Duckett alluded to the fact that one of the best in the world will not start the series.
"You want to play against the best and you don't want to have guys like that missing out in series like this," Duckett said.
"But on the flip side, I'm an opening batter and he's probably one of the best bowlers in the world.
"So yeah, quietly, I hope it's not too bad but obviously any game where he's not playing is an advantage for us."
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