Kyle Jamieson banks on experience of fellow Kiwi pacers to master bowling with Duke ball

With 36 wickets from his first six Test matches of the career at an astounding average of 13.27 runs per wicket, Kyle Jamieson has been touted as the next big thing in New Zealand cricket. As his numbers and reputation grew with each game in whites, a sense of scepticism also grew along with it that whether he will be able to deliver such stellar performances on foreign soil where pitches will not be as supportive as they have been in New Zealand.

The upcoming series against England will be his first assignment away from home and it will present him with a perfect opportunity to silence his critics and establish his credential as an all-condition bowler. For the purpose of excelling from the word go, he is willing to learn from the lessons and experience of his compatriots such as Neil Wagner, Trent Boult, Tim Southe and Matt Henry, who have played a lot in England.

"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," Jamieson said. "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."

He has already downplayed the excess optimism and hype surrounding the duke ball and said that he will have conversations with his fellow pacers to understand the difference in bowling with the Duke ball and the ways to go about it effectively.

"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 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."

The two-match long Test series between New Zealand and England will start at Lord’s on June 02 followed by the World Test Championship.