Trent Boult issues warning to England as New Zealand look to wrap-up T20 series

The left-arm seamer comes into the squad for the conclusion to the 20-over duel in place of Lockie Ferguson and promises to adopt aggressive tactics

New Zealand seamer Trent Boult will not be holding anything back when he is let loose on England during the conclusion the T20 international series between the two nations.

The Black Caps lead 2-1 with two matches remaining in Napier on Friday and then Auckland this weekend.

Boult replaces Lockie Ferguson for the final pair of games after playing for Northern Districts in the Plunket Shield in preparation for the Test series later this month.

Due to his workload constantly being controlled by the Kiwi management, the 30-year-old has only played 25 T20Is for his country.

Indeed, he has only had one run-out at McLean Park in the format - an outing which came seven years ago in a former guise of the Super Smash.

Having missed the first three T20s, Boult is eager to make up for lost time.

"There's a series on the line here at the moment," said Boult, who has represented Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League, as well as Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Big Bash. "Obviously I'm eager to come in and put my best step forward. 

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"It's a format that I haven't been involved in much at the international level over a period [of time], but I'm looking forward to coming in and trying to do my thing."

"It's the same mindset that I always take into most formats: trying to be aggressive, trying to take wickets, and trying to do my role for the side and that is being aggressive with the ball - I'll try and do that over the next couple of nights.

"She's always a beautiful wicket here [at Napier]. I hope I don't get to bat on it, but I'm presuming it's going to be a pretty good surface. 

"It's not the first time I've played here obviously, and we're familiar with the grounds around the country.

"It's 2-1 in the series, and hopefully we can put a good performance forward and seal off a nice victory in the series."

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