New Zealand captain Tim Southee is unsure if he will play Tests on India tour and even in opposition to Afghanistan and Sri Lanka later this 12 months whereas being on the helm. He understands that the staff mixture will change in Asia with spin taking part in an necessary function however insisted that there’s a lot of time for that whereas talking within the aftermath of 2-0 sequence loss to Australia at house.
The Kiwis had decreased the guests to 34/4 defending 278 runs within the fourth innings. But on the fourth day, Australia recovered properly with Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey and Pat Cummins taking them over the road in an exhilarating encounter with three wickets in hand. With Indian Premier League (IPL) and T20 World Cup arising, New Zealand aren’t scheduled to play any Tests till they embark on Asian tour to play in opposition to Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and India later this 12 months.
“We’ll see. Obviously you go to Asia, the make-up of the side changes slightly with spin becoming the main threat in that part of the world. But we’ll see when we get there. We’ll deal with this tonight and look to move forward to what’s to come,” Southee mentioned. However, in the newest Tests in Bangladesh final 12 months, Southee had led New Zealand and performed as one of many two seamers within the taking part in XI.
Meanwhile, New Zealand’s poor file in opposition to Australia at house continued even on this sequence. They are but to beat the Aussies at house since 1993 after they final gained in Auckland by 5 wickets. Addressing to this file, Southee felt that to beat a staff like Australia, they will should be at their finest on all days of Test match whereas conceding that the hosts did not play their finest cricket both.
“I’m not too sure. They’re a tough side to beat, not only in Australia, but when they travel as well. I think when you play the best you’ve got to be at your best for those periods, that little bit longer. We had moments through both Test matches where we could have been a little bit better at times and then things could have been slightly different. But it was just another great Test and there’s been plenty of those over the last few years,” the Kiwi skipper added.
