The start of the much awaited World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand turned out to be anti-climatic, with the entire day at the Ageas Bowl being washed out without even the toss taking place. Tom Latham said his team was expecting no play on Day 1, given the consistent rains prior to the start of the day’s play. He was quoted as saying by the The New Zealand Herald:
The weather report for Day 2 is better and one can expect play to begin on time. There is a 10 per cent chance of rain until 4PM (GMT) according to the UK’s Met Office.
“Obviously that can change before the toss” - Tom Latham on Team India naming their playing XI in advance
With overcast conditions predicted for the rest of the Test match, Tom Latham suggested that he wouldn’t be surprised if India went on to make changes to their playing XI, despite them naming their team in advance.
New Zealand, meanwhile, are keeping their cards close to the chest as Kane Williamson and co. are yet to divulge their XI. Tom Latham added in this regard:
Tom Latham is a certain starter in New Zealand’s middle-order. The batsman had a mediocre outing with the bat in the two-match Test series against England earlier this month. Latham scored 88 runs across his four innings at an average of just under 30.
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