"It was great to be back in familiar surroundings," Boult said ahead of Wednesday's third ODI at The Oval. "It was a very good feeling, chucking back on the black ODI kit - and on the side, the individual milestone of 100 games added to that feeling as well."

"Your spot is never guaranteed, and the decision was made over a year ago," Boult said. "I decided to step aside and fully appreciated that giving my contract back would open the door to other players to come through. Selections were prioritised for the contracted 20 [players] in New Zealand and I fully appreciated that.

"The decision was solely made around time away with a young family, I couldn't travel as much. It just became too hard. I prioritised my time with them and gave myself a chance to play some cricket around to world, to see what I could learn.

"Selection for the World Cup was never guaranteed and I was never expecting it to be. I had to work for it and I'm very happy to be here. I just hope I can add value and take the tournament very deep, like we have in the last couple of attempts. I feel like we can really push this tournament to the final stages and give it a good crack."

"The ODI World Cup is that big tournament that everyone wants to be a part of. I've been part of a couple so far and although there seems to be a world event every year, this ODI World Cup has always got a special feeling around it once we touch down in India, I'm sure the feelings will be pretty strong with a lot of excitement."