After 12 months out of one-day international cricket, New Zealand seamer Trent Boult is relishing a third crack at the 50-overs World Cup after bitter defeats in the last two finals.
Boult is back in the frame for October's ODI World Cup after signing a casual-playing agreement with New Zealand cricket chiefs.
"I fully appreciated the fact that in giving my contract back, you open the door for other players," he said. "The decision was solely made around just being away from home a lot.
"Selection for the World Cup was never guaranteed. I had to work for it, so I am very happy to be here."
"I've been very fortunate to play in a couple of World Cup finals and been on the wrong side of all of them," he said with a wry smile.
"It's a cliché, but you learn more when you fail than when you succeed. I feel like I'm a better cricketer for that experience."
There is no changing past finals, of course, so Boult has his eyes fixed on the future in the hope it will be third time lucky.
"I'm looking forward to hopefully get one more run and lifting the trophy in a couple of weeks time," he said. "That's the big focus for a lot of us."