Test Cricket Is Something That Really Gets The Blood Boiling: Tim Southee

New Zealand veteran seamer Tim Southee would be in action and licking his lips to bowl to the Indian batting line-up in the bowling friendly conditions of England. India and New Zealand will lock horns in the inaugural final of the ICC World Test Championship in Southampton on the 18th of June. The right-arm paceman revealed that his most cherished form of the game is Test cricket.

New Zealand have taken off for England to participate in the World Test Championship final. However, they have two Test matches against England before that in London and Birmingham, starting on the 2nd of June. Tim Southee was one of the best performers the last time India and New Zealand met in the Test series as he frequently troubled the much-vaunted Indian batting line-up to blank them by 2-0.

Tim Southee revealed that his most treasured form of the sport is Test cricket as it gets his blood boiling. The 32-year old claimed that as the first final of the World Test Championship, it would be a special occasion and feels that it is good to test them against one of the best sides in the world.

“I love test cricket. For me it’s my most treasured format. I love all three, but test cricket is something that really gets the blood boiling. Being the first [World Test Championship final] it will be pretty special as well. India in England is unusual on its own, but it’s great to test yourself against one of the best sides and they have been for a long period of time. It should be a great match,” Southee told Stuff.co.nz.

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Tim Southee also feels that age is only a number and if a player is able to reach those high standards and perform to the best of their abilities, they should keep going. Southee presented the example of James Anderson, who, at 38, is still going strong and given their side’s training drills, the veteran hopes for their players to play for long.

“As long as you’re still able to perform and reach those high standards it takes to represent your country then I think age is only a number. You look at the likes of [England test veteran] James Anderson who is 38. He’s still arguably bowling as good as he ever has. hink cricketers in general look after themselves a lot better. We’re a lot fitter as a group, we train a lot on the strength and conditioning side of things. I think you’ll see players play for longer,” he added.

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