Tim Southee Joins England's Coaching Staff As Ahead Of India Test Series

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Last Updated:May 15, 2025, 15:47 IST

The erstwhile New Zealand pacer, Tim Southee joins England's coaching setup connected a short-term relation arsenic a specializer skills advisor up of the upcoming location bid against India.

Tim Southee (L) and Ben Stokes (R) - (Image: ECB)

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) person announced the summation of the erstwhile New Zealand fast-bowler, Tim Southee, arsenic their latest summation to the men’s team’s coaching unit arsenic a specializer skills advisor connected a short-term ground crossed each formats.

The 36-year-old had precocious retired from Test cricket successful December 2024 aft finishing arsenic New Zealand’s starring wicket-taker crossed each 3 formats with 776 wickets to his name. He volition present beryllium moving with the English bowling portion till the extremity of the upcoming five-match Test bid against India astatine home.

He volition past beryllium taking portion successful The Hundred wherever helium volition beryllium playing for the Birmingham Phoenix franchise which is acceptable to statesman 4 days aft the last Test against India astatine the Oval.

“With his immense acquisition of playing successful a wide scope of conditions astir the satellite and crossed each formats, helium brings invaluable penetration and cognition to the players," said the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) successful a connection connected Thursday.

The ECB besides highlighted that Southee volition articulation the squad up of England’s archetypal fixture of the planetary summertime which is simply a four-day Test against Zimbabwe acceptable to beryllium played astatine Trent Bridge connected May 22.

His assignment besides implies that helium volition beryllium reunited with his erstwhile planetary teammate and erstwhile New Zealand skipper, Brendon McCullum who is besides England’s Head Coach crossed each 3 formats.

In the longest format, Southee has amassed 391 wickets successful 107 Tests, becoming the 2nd highest wicket-taker for the Blackcaps lone down the large Sir Richard Hadlee with 431 wickets to his name. He besides has 221 wickets successful 161 ODIs and 164 scalps successful 126 T20 internationals arsenic well.

It should besides beryllium noted that Southee was a portion of New Zealand’s World Test Championship-winning squad erstwhile they bushed India successful the last backmost successful 2021.

Once England is done with the four-day crippled against Zimbabwe, the broadside volition past displacement their absorption to India arsenic the caller WTC rhythm kicks disconnected for the 2025-2027 cycle. The bid starts connected June 20 successful Headingley, earlier further games hap successful Edgbaston (July 2-6), Lord’s (July 10-14), Old Trafford (July 23-27) and The Oval (July 31 to August 4).

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