“He arrives on Friday, our planning and what we’re looking at doing with Trent is having him ready for the World Test Championship final.

“He’s been home, he has had a week of bowling over there which has been great after the fair amount of isolation time at the end of the IPL,” he added.

“But our view with Trent right now is it’s unlikely that he will play the Test at Edgbaston. And he’s more likely to be just available for the one-off Test.”

The 31-year-old said he’s looking forward to the WTC final and expects New Zealand to ‘create a bit of history has done well in the Test matches in the recent past.

Boult hopeful of playing the second Test against England:

“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 [Duke] ball move about, I’ll definitely be excited. The way this group has traveled in New Zealand and around the world, I think the boys are in a great place to create a bit of history.”