Pace spearhead Trent Boult has said on Tuesday that he is looking forward to playing the second Test against England which will begin from June 10. His comments came soon after New Zealand team coach Gary Stead had said that the Boult will miss the Test and take part only in the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India from June 18 at Southampton.
The New Zealand team will play two Test matches against England, with the first one starting on Wednesday at Lord’s. The second Test will take place at Edgbaston (Birmingham) from June 10 as well. While Trent Boult will miss the first Test, he says he would like to play the Edgbaston Test.
“Everything is feeling good with what lies ahead, a big stage for the World Test Championship final, and hopefully I can get over there and be part of that second test as well,” Boult was quoted as saying by stuff.co.nz after his final training session in Mount Maunganui.
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Notably, he is expected to reach England on Friday. “To get into that final and get this opportunity, the excitement is definitely ramping up now and once I step foot in the UK. Once I smell that English fresh air and see the [Dukes] ball move about, I’ll definitely be excited,” further added the pacer bowler.
Earlier, Stead had said to the media, “He (Boult) has been home and he has had a week of bowling over there, which has been great, after the fair amount of isolation time at the end of IPL, but our view with Trent right now is it is unlikely that he will play the Test in Edgbaston, and he is more likely to be just available for the one-off Test (WTC final).”
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On the other hand, Trent Boult has said that the New Zealand team is on the verge of creating history by winning the maiden WTC title by defeating India. It is also noteworthy that, India will play a five-match Test series against England which will begin in August.
“The way this group has travelled in New Zealand and around the world, I think the boys are in a great place to create a bit of history. It’s been a big schedule through from the IPL (Indian Premier League) last year and then the New Zealand summer, then over to India [for the IPL] and then straight to England,” Trent Boult concluded.
