NZ cricketers reach London for WTC final vs India, Tests vs Eng
Mon, May 17 2021 12:04:34 PM
London, May 17 (IANS): A majority of cricketers comprising the New Zealand team that will play a Test series against host England and the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India next month have arrived here.
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said that the other members of the team would arrive here on Monday. Tim Southee, BJ Watling, Ross Taylor and Neil Wagner will depart Auckland on Monday afternoon (New Zealand time) to join the squad in Southampton, said NZC on Monday. The Maldives-based IPL contingent of captain Kane Williamson, Kyle Jamieson, Mitchell Santner, team physio Tommy Simsek and trainer Chris Donaldson will arrive on Monday (UK time), read the statement.
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BBC reports, and means potential call-ups for outsiders such as Ollie Robinson, Craig Overton and James Bracey. The New Zealand-based test players fly to England this weekend and the Black Caps who played in the IPL have departed from India to the UK via the Maldives. Captain Kane Williamson, Kyle Jamieson and Mitchell Santner, and physiotherapist Tommy Simsek, left India on May 11 and chose to head to London, while Trent Boult, and strength and conditioning coach Chris Donaldson, opted to return home after the IPL before flying to England next month. New Zealand s star fast bowler is aiming his comeback for the second England test, starting at Edgbaston on June 10, ahead of the World Test Championship against final India at Southampton from June 18.