Prior to the final of the World Testing Championships, one of the concerns of the Indian camp was the lack of time to prepare. For New Zealand the problem is at the other extreme. Before the big games, two consecutive tests meant they would play three tests in 20 days. New Zealand kicked off the tour with a three-day practice game on May 26 before the first test at Lord's on June 2. The second test will be held on June 10 at Edgbaston before the WTC final on June 18 in Southampton.
While the previous series of tests helped the country get used to the conditions, Team Southy didn't really care much about the workload. "It's great to play three trial matches in such a short amount of time," accelerated the pace. "It was something the team didn't do often. We took a little break, which was great fun, and we managed to put a little bit of effort into our bodies, the people who came from the IPL and played cricket became."
"So the players are kind of refreshing and using the next few weeks to get ready and ready to play three trial matches. They are in quick succession, but we have a chance to prepare physically, which with a little bit of strength and things lead to It's Conditioning. Now all we have to do is load up our points over the next few weeks so we can continue with these three trial games. "
Neil Wagner has pointed out that New Zealand doesn't believe tests in Britain are heating up ahead of a major clash. Southey followed suit and said he was looking forward to an interesting series. "I think every time you have the chance to play a friendly for New Zealand it is an extraordinary opportunity and something you value. I don't think you will treat it like a warm-up," he said. "This is a series of two games against England, so we will be more focused on these two games against England.
"It's great for us to have this match at the start of the final afterwards. It's good preparation for the final, but for us it's a series of tests that we are really looking forward to and the quality of it." British opposition in these conditions.
"England are very difficult on their own terms. They are clearly doing quite well in these conditions. There are some new players who will probably be very happy with the chance to play for England this summer and try to score international cricket, I am sure, as always, when Zealand is on. Just against England, which is usually a pretty exciting series of tests, pretty tight, and I don't think it will make any difference. "
