Southee walked in to bat after the fall of Mitchell Santner, who was dismissed by Jacob Bethell. As he arrived at the crease, the whole England team gathered to give him the guard of honour. Southee shook hands with England's vice-captain and wicketkeeper Ollie Pope before going to bat.
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Tim Southee walks out to bat for the final time in Test cricket to a guard of honour ? pic.twitter.com/BmVRxa72g1 — England's Barmy Army ???????? (@TheBarmyArmy) December 16, 2024
However, Southee didn't have a great last innings and was dismissed for just 2 runs off 6 balls. He got out in his usual way of trying to attack the bowling. Southee tried to go big to the left-arm spinner Bethell but got a toe edge of his bat.
Tim Southee finishes on 98 sixes in Tests
Tim Southee finished with 98 sixes in Test cricket and is now equal with Chris Gayle. He is currently fourth on the list of most sixes in Tests. England's current captain Ben Stokes leads the list. England's current head coach is second on the list while Australia's Adam Gilchrist sits third.
Tim Southee rocks England early
He didn't get any wickets with the ball in England's first innings and finished with 0-46 in 11 overs. Southee started his final Test innings with the ball perfectly by removing England's opener Ben Duckett early.
England are already 2-0 up and have the series in their bag. New Zealand have performed well in this match with key contributions coming from their senior players.
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