Published: Feb 17, 2016, 03:21 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 17, 2016, 05:18 PM (IST)
Melbourne: New Zealand pace spearhead Trent Boult has stated that his side should take a leaf out of Australia‘s reverse swing abilities which was effectively executed in the opening Test match of the two-match series in Wellington. Australia’s pace trio of Mitchell Marsh, Josh Hazlewood and Jackson Bird were successfully able to reverse swing the ball to help the tourists claim an innings and 52-run win over New Zealand with a day to spare on Monday. The 26-year-old left-arm bowler admitted that he was surprised to see Australia using reverse swing effectively and called on his side to learn from the tourists in case the wicket turns out to be flat, News.com.au reported. The second match will start on Saturday in Christchurch, where both sides are fully expecting a green seamer. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: New Zealand vs Australia 2015-16, 2nd Test at Wellington
Earlier, Boult had called Mitchell McClenagan being hit by a bouncer incident as stomach churning and scary. “It’s never a nice sight to see one of your team-mates down on the ground, it’s pretty scary, [but] it’s just part of the game, it’s been going on for years. It’s just a shame it happened yesterday.”It still churns your stomach a little bit to see stuff like that happen and it’s hard to talk about to be honest but we’ve jut got to move on, it’s just part of the game and it’s always going to happen.” Boult had said that modern helmets do not allow the ball to pierce the grille, but McClenaghan was wearing older style headgear with a slightly larger gap.
