Tim Southee

2022 - 12 - 29

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Cricket: Too early to see how Tim Southee's captaincy style will ... (New Zealand Herald)

Even the Kiwi players aren't sure how new captain Tim Southee will change the game plan.

The more we get, the longer we bat, the more the wicket deteriorates. “We hope to put Pakistan under pressure, use the dusty footmarks. “It’s nice to be in that position, we don’t necessarily play for those things, they’re all byproducts of putting in good performances. Latham said the wicket was deteriorating, offering an increased amount of sharp turn. Latham’s century was his 13th – the most by a New Zealand opener in tests – and he was proud to move past John Wright and hold the record alone. “I’m sure over time, once he’s done it for a few games, he’ll put his own spin on things, how he wants to operate, how he wants the group to operate.

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Tom Latham: We're in a really good position (Stuff.co.nz)

Black Caps centurion delivers praise and lays out plan as test against Pakistan sets up a Karachi cracker.

“As a leader Tim has got an immense amount of experience. “To be honest it hasn’t been a massive shift. And with former skipper Kane Williamson unbeaten on 105 the Kiwis reached 440-6 at stumps to hold a 2-run lead. So it’s not going to get any easier to bat on. Latham praised the New Zealand batting as Devon Conway (92), Daryl Mitchell (42) and Tom Blundell (47) all pitched in to work hard on a wicket he described as “a little bit on the slow side”. Black Caps batting hero Tom Latham believes New Zealand are in “a really good position” heading into the fourth day of the first test against Pakistan on a deteriorating pitch in Karachi.

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