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Whangarei (New Zealand), Nov 17:<\/strong> England batsman Joe Denly is looking forward to scoring his first Test century in the New Zealand Test series after missing out on the T20 Internationals due to injury.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I was very disappointed when (I got injured) just before the T20 series," Denly was quoted as saying by ICC.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"When I first did it, I was probably thinking my tour was over. It was pretty nasty, a tough one to take, and it always touch and go to get ready for this game (against New Zealand A)."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Denly made a half-century on his return against New Zealand A in the warm-up game here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It's settled down nicely. There's no discomfort. The running between the wickets and playing all the shots feels fine. It's just a case of monitoring it and making sure it doesn't swell up," said Denly, who smashed seven fours and three sixes in his knock of 68.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Denly made his Test debut against West Indies in January this year and has already scored four fifties in eight matches for England.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The 33-year-old came close to scoring a hundred in the second innings of the final Ashes Test at the Oval in September but fell six runs short.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It was disappointing not to get three figures, but I was dropped on nought and I could have had an lbw shout against me as well," he said. "Playing in the Ashes, being exposed to those bowlers, I've come out of it as a more confident player, and I certainly feel a lot more comfortable within this batting line-up now.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It would be nice to get that first Test hundred on this trip. I'm feeling pretty good out in the middle."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

England will play the first of the two Tests in Mount Manganui starting from November 21.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Joe-Denly1.jpg", "alt_img": "Joe Denly", "alt_title": "Joe Denly", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "England's Joe Denly eyeing maiden Test ton in New Zealand series On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Whangarei (New Zealand), Nov 17:\u00a0England batsman Joe Denly is looking forward to scoring his first Test century in the New Zealand Test series after missing out on the T20 Internationals due to injur", "seo_keywords": "NEW ZEALAND VS England, Joe Denly", "tag": "", "tagging": "NEW ZEALAND VS England,Joe Denly,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "englands-joe-denly-eyeing-maiden-test-ton-in-new-zealand-series", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "1282", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2019-11-17 17:47:22", "updated": "2019-11-17 17:47:22", "img_from": "Twitter", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "Joe Denly, New Zealand vs England, England Cricket Team", "livescore_text": "", "livescore_link": "", "btn_text": "", "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2019-11-17 17:47:22", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2019-11-17 17:47:22", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/englands-joe-denly-eyeing-maiden-test-ton-in-new-zealand-series-54300" }