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Black Caps bowlers Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson have become Wisden’s World Test Team of the Year following their outstanding performances against the West Indies.
The 2020 rising New Zealand cricket star has joined Kane Williamson and Tim Southee in a World Test XI, chosen by a leading cricket publication.
After an impressive introduction to test cricket against India and the West Indies at home, Kyle Jamieson was named along with his captain and senior swing pitcher to Wisden’s website test team of the year.
Given that Covid-19 wiped out a large amount of international cricket in 2020, it is a small sample size, but there is no room for the two best batsmen in the world, Steve Smith and Virat Kohli, or Australian Pat Cummins, the best player in test bowling.
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New Zealand substitute captain Tom Latham says the team let the results speak for them.
The selection includes performances from Dec. 11 of last year through the newly completed second Test against the West Indies, which the Black Caps won by one inning and 12 runs. New Zealand rose to the level of Australia, the world number one, in points after their 15th consecutive undefeated test at home.
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Jamieson burst onto the scene against India in February, and after his first four Tests he has phenomenal numbers: 20 wickets averaging 14.55 and 164 runs with 54.66 hitting No. 8.
Williamson, who missed the Wellington test awaiting the birth of his first child, scored 405 runs with a 50.62 average during the selection window. He struggled in the 3-0 Test series loss in Australia, but scored a crucial 89 against India in a bowler-dominated first Test and then this month produced one of his best Test innings when looting. 251 against the West Indies at Hamilton.
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Black Caps captain Kane Williamson looted 251 against the West Indies in Hamilton.
Southee was the best wicket winner in the two West Indies trials, with 12 at an average of 18.75. In six events in Australia, then at home against India and the West Indies, the older man caught 38 wickets at 18.89 and now sits at 296 for his career.
In Wisden’s selection, Babar Azam of Pakistan and Marnus Labuschagne of Australia were named in four and five, while Ben Stokes of England got the all-rounder position and Quinton de Kock of South Africa was named wicketkeeper.
The rhythm lineup is Southee, England’s Stuart Broad and Jamieson, with Australia’s Nathan Lyon playing the roulette wheel.
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Tim Southee, right, celebrates another testing ground against the West Indies at the Basin Reserve.
Meanwhile, in the latest ICC world rankings, Williamson and Neil Wagner each dropped one spot to No. 3.
After missing Test 2, Williamson slides to No. 3 in hitting, behind Smith and Kohli, while Wagner slides behind No. 2 Broad, with Cummins still at the top of the list. Southee is number 4 in the bowling rankings.
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2020 Wisden Test XI: Dom Sibley (England), Shan Masood (Pakistan), Kane Williamson (New Zealand), Babar Azam (Pakistan), Marnus Labuschagne (Australia), Ben Stokes (England), Quinton de Kock (South Africa), Kyle Jamieson (New Zealand) , Stuart Broad (England), Tim Southee (New Zealand), Nathan Lyon (Australia).
* Selection period from December 11, 2019 to December 11, 2020.
Latest ICC World Test Player Rankings:
Wadding: 1 Steve Smith (Australia) 911 points, 2 Virat Kohli (India) 886, 3 Kane Williamson (New Zealand) 877, 4 Marnus Labuschagne (Australia) 827, 5 Babar Azam (Pakistan) 797.
Bowling: 1 Pat Cummins (Australia) 904, 2 Stuart Broad (England) 845, 3 Neil Wagner (New Zealand) 840, 4 Tim Southee (NZ) 825, 5 Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) 802.
