Kyle Jamieson Looking To Learn About Dukes Ball From Experienced New Zealand Bowlers For England Tour

New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson is looking to learn aplenty from his senior and experienced pacers in the bowling attack. The Kiwi quartet has been one of the major reasons for New Zealand’s success in Test cricket in the past couple of years.

Kyle Jamieson’s rise coincided with the peak form of Trent Boult, Tim Southee, and Neil Wagner helping the side to the World Test Championship final against India, starting on June 18 in Southampton, and also put them second on the ICC Test team ranking.

Kyle Jamieson says that he will pick some brains from his fellow pacers on the English conditions – apart from the fabled quartet, New Zealand also has taken Matt Henry and Doug Bracewell for the UK tour. They will face England in a 2-Test series, starting June 2 prior, to the WTC final.

“Their experience [will be really helpful] – from the guys like Tim, Wags, Doug and even Henry as well, who’s played a lot over here. There’s so much experience around English conditions and what the Dukes ball can do. So I’ll try and look [and] lean on for the next few weeks,” Kyle Jamieson was quoted by ESPNcricinfo as saying.

There have been conversations around what the Dukes ball can do: Kyle Jamieson

Kyle Jamieson, who has 36 wickets in 6 Tests including 4 five-fors, speaks about the Dukes ball with which the Tests will be played in England. He talks about learning to control the Dukes as it swings more than Kookaburra – used in New Zealand – and the SG ball. The 26-year old says there have been “conversations” around the usage of the Dukes.

“It’s is certainly a bit different – it’s a bit darker and harder as well, [and] the seam is a little bit more narrow. So it’s just [about] trying to get used to that and the hands. There have been conversations around what the Dukes ball can do, but whilst being mindful of the fact that you don’t want to go searching too much and try to move the ball too much, and then getting caught on the bounce a little bit. So I’m sure over the next few days we’ll have a few more conversations on what it looks like and then go from there,” Kyle Jamieson concluded.

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