Left-arm paceman Trent Boult said he had played his "last day" of international cricket after New Zealand's disappointing T20 World Cup campaign ended with a seven-wicket win over Papua New Guinea in Trinidad on Monday.His 13-year stint in international cricket appeared to have ended in the downbeat setting of a 'dead' T20 World Cup game.
Sam Curran will collect an MBE when he gets back to the UK after the men’s T20 World Cup, the all‑rounder having been recognised in the king’s birthday honours last year for his starring role in England securing the trophy in late 2022. This time around, however, Curran is battling to make the XI, with his one-off outing in the crucial 41-run victory against Namibia on Saturday coming about only after rain and the resulting 10-over match forced England to rejig their strategy. “It’s been hard, to be honest ... very difficult,” Curran said, as England trained before their first Super Eight match against West Indies in St Lucia on Wednesday.
Curran has made just one appearance in this year’s competition,