CHRISTCHURCH: Veteran pacer Tim Southee will lead the side instead of Kane Williamson in a surprise change of guards in the New Zealand Test team as the Black Caps named their squad for the upcoming two-game Test series against Pakistan.
Southee took the reigns of the Test side as New Zealand on Thursday announced their Test championship-winning captain Williamson was stepping from his role.
The experienced pacer’s first assignment as skipper will be a two-game away series in New Zealand commencing on December 26, for which New Zealand named a relatively young side.
Southee will be out of the service of fellow quicks Trent Boult and Kylie Jamieson, while uncapped Blair Tickner has been included in the 15-member squad.
The first Test is set to take place in Karachi from December 26 to 30 with the second Test in Multan from January 3.
New Zealand Test squad for Pakistan: Tim Southee (c), Michael Bracewell, Tom Blundell (wk), Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Neil Wagner, Kane Williamson, Will Young.
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