Trent Boult said it was 'surreal' to reduce England to 23-8 in Auckland
Thursday 22 March 2018 12:22, UK
Trent Boult says bowling out England in just over 20 overs felt "surreal" as New Zealand enjoyed an incredible first day in Auckland.
The hosts only needed two bowlers, Boult (6-32) and Tim Southee (4-25), to skittle England out for 58 - before reaching 175-3 when they batted themselves, to assume a dominant position.
Boult's figures were a career best and the fast bowler said: "It was very enjoyable to get out there and get the ball swinging around.
"Probably not in our wildest dreams did we think we would win the toss and get them out in the first session.
"The main thing was trying to pitch the ball up, trying to get the ball moving as much as we could, and giving it the best chance to swing.
"I don't think it swung that much. The cliche of it just doing enough is pretty much what happened."
England's final total was something of a recovery, the tourists having slumped to 23-8 in the 14th over - Boult removing Joe Root and Ben Stokes for ducks amidst the chaos.
"It's right up there, just a great day," the left-armer added. "Very, very good fun.
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"To not let the foot off the throat and not let the pressure off them. I saw the scoreboard of 23 for eight at one point, which was pretty surreal."
