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Trent Boult hopes to 'create a bit of history in World Test Championship final
Trent Boult is eyeing the chance to "create a bit of history" as he prepares to travel to England to join his teammates ahead of the World Test Championship final against India later this month.
Boult opted to return to New Zealand after the IPL was suspended to spend some time with his family instead of traveling to the UK via the Maldives, even though it meant a further two weeks in managed isolation and the likelihood of missing both Tests against England. Since completing that period, he has been preparing at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui ahead of flying to the UK on Thursday.
"The way the group has traveled and performed around New Zealand and the world, the boys are in a great place to hopefully create a bit of history," he said. "I've taken a while to understand the process with qualifying, how everything works with the points, still think no one knows how that works, but to get into that final the excitement is ramping up now. Once I step foot in the UK, get that chance to smell the English fresh air, and see the ball move around a little bit I'll be excited."
Boult, who has 281 Test wickets at 28.02, has been getting used to the Duke ball that will be used for the WTC final in Southampton and is excited about what it could offer him. His previous four Tests in England have brought him 21 wickets at 23.14.
