15-05-2025
Tim Southee joins Brendon McCullum in England men's coaching staff
England have appointed former New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee as a Specialist Skills Consultant for the England men's teams. Southee has been roped in on a 'short-term basis' and will be working alongside head coach Brendon McCullum, also a former Black Caps will link up with the team before England's Test match against Zimbabwe, which is scheduled to kick-start on May 22 at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Southee will be there with the England team until the end of the five-match Test series against his vast experience of playing in a wide range of conditions around the world and across all formats, he brings valuable insight and knowledge to the players,' the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) wrote in a statement on Friday while welcoming Southee to the coaching staff.
After his consultancy stint with England, Southee will return to his playing commitments while representing the Birmingham Phoenix in the Hundred Men's competition, which starts on August year, Southee retired from international cricket as New Zealand's all-time leading wicket-taker. Over the course of 394 matches, he claimed 776 wickets at an economy rate of 4.01, including 20 five-wicket hauls and one 10-wicket he also ended his career as the fourth-highest six-hitter in Test cricket history, with 98 sixes—trailing only Ben Stokes (133), Brendon McCullum (107), and Adam Gilchrist (100).advertisementEngland failed to qualify for the finals in the first two editions of the World Test Championship (WTC) and will be eager to make amends in the will also host the West Indies for three ODIs and three T20Is from May 29 to June 10, with matches scheduled in Birmingham, Cardiff, London, Bristol, Chester-le-Street, and Test series against India starts on June 20 with the series opener at Headingley in Watch
