Seddon Park, one of the few fields that favors swing: Southee

New Zealand alternate captain Tim Southee and his pacing battalion enjoyed a fairly hectic Day 3 at Seddon Park, dismantling any hope for a strong response from the West Indies after they finished Day 2 with 49-0 in response. to the gigantic 519 by 7 of the local team. What followed the brief show of resistance from the West Indies was a day of 15 wickets, which now leaves them facing a great and early defeat.

New Zealand’s four-front attack made it happen in conditions that helped out-swing the swing. Southee led the way with a four-terrain course, while the other three rapids – Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson and Neil Wagner – accounted for the remaining six wickets as the West Indies retired for 138, and were expected to be asked to follow.

The second effort was no better, either, as New Zealand bowlers dug their heels once more into the opposition lineup, reducing them at one point to 89-for-6.

“It was nice, this is one of the few reasons that favor outswing. But we evaluated it last night and we weren’t far off,” Southee said at a news conference. “We knew where we needed to be for longer periods of time, and we managed to get a pair early and get the ball rolling.”

Southee was effusive in his praise for the newest member of the fast attack, Jamieson, who made an impressive debut against India earlier this year and offers New Zealand’s attack a new dimension with his height. Jamieson also proved to be a valuable lower-order hitter, as he scored 51 unbeaten on 64 balls, pushing New Zealand past the 500-run mark.

“The [Kyle Jamieson] he’s been a great addition to the end of last summer, and he’s shown himself again here with the bat and the ball, “Southee said.” So it’s been a great asset to the side and adds another variation as well. You obviously have me and Trent [Boult], left and right arm to swing it. Wiggle [Wagner] does his thing and then you got a tall guy on it [Jamieson], which hits some challenging areas. ”

In what should be a perfect test cricket day for New Zealand, there were two very tiny imperfections at the end. Although the West Indies had been reduced to 89 by 6 during the follow-up, they lived to die another day through stubborn and undefeated resistance between Jermaine Blackwood (80 *) and Alzarri Joseph (59 *). That, however, was not an effort without possibilities. Both Blackwood and Joseph were eliminated once each in the closing hour of the Day’s play, but Southee doesn’t let that taint a good day of play on their side.

“We are not disappointed, we would have taken this position this morning. Every time you have a lateral follow-up, you know you’ve obviously played quite well at some point. So even though we weren’t at our best in the last hour, you should give it a bit credit to Joseph and Blackwood, the way they took an attack approach and got a bit of luck along the way.

Southee’s five wickets on day 3 (4 in the first inning and 1 in the second) bring his test count to 289, just 11 short of a milestone that he feels will be “special” to reach.

“[You] you probably won’t chase [such milestones]”Southee said.” It’s something that when you play long enough, those things happen. But yes, it will be something special if I can get there.

“At the moment, it’s about going back tomorrow and taking the remaining land. It’s good to contribute … and it will be a lot of hard work between now and then.”