New Zealand pace bowler Tim Southee said that the arrival in Southampton early in their quarantine period will help Kiwis get acclimatized for the World Test Championship finals against India.
New Zealand set to play two Test matches against England from June 2 to June 14 ahead of the WTC finals against India.
“It’s nice to be here (Rose Bowl). The guys can familiarise themselves. I imagine we’ll probably be in the same room when we come back,” said Southee.
“When you come back for the final, you’re a little bit more comfortable having spent some time here and use the facilities and hopefully can get out and make the most of that later in the squad game in the middle,” he added.
Three back-to-back Test matches won’t be hectic says Southee.
“It’s exciting to play three Test matches in a short space of time,” Southee said after his first training session on arrival in Southampton.
“It is something that the team doesn’t get to do that often. We’ve come off a bit of a break, which has been nice, and we’ve been able to get some conditioning into our bodies.”
He added that the next two weeks leading up to the Test series against England will be spent in preparation.
“We will use the next couple of weeks to get ourselves prepared and ready to play three Test matches. They are in quick succession but we have had a chance to prepare physically leading into this with some strength and conditioning staff. Now, it’s just getting our loads to a point over the coming weeks so that we can rock on to those three Test matches,” he said.
