Black Caps, minus Taylor and Williamson, still favourites to topple Proteas?
New Zealand enter unfamiliar territory when the first Test against South Africa begins in Christchurch on Thursday, without batting greats Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson.
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New Zealand vs South Africa, 1st Test Preview: No Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor As New Zealand Aim To Break South Africa Drought
New Zealand enter unfamiliar territory when the first Test against South Africa begins in Christchurch on Thursday, without batting greats Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson. It has been 14 years since the hosts started a Test without either Taylor or Williamson -- their top two all-time Test run scorers respectively -- and they have the extra burden of trying to win a series against South Africa for the first time. Taylor retired last month and Williamson is injured, leaving the Black Caps without the pair's steadying influence against a dynamic Proteas pace attack.
No Williamson, Taylor as New Zealand aim to break South Africa drought
New Zealand enter unfamiliar territory when the first Test against South Africa begins in Christchurch on Thursday, without batting greats Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson. It has been 14 years since the hosts started a Test without either Taylor or Williamson -- their top two all-time Test run scorers respectively -- and they have the extra burden of trying to win a series against South Africa for the first time. Taylor retired last month and Williamson is injured, leaving the Black Caps without the pair's steadying influence against a dynamic Proteas pace attack.
Devon Conway is a ’true blue Kiwi’ assures Black Caps coach Gary Stead ahead of first Proteas Test
Cape Town - New Zealand's South African-born batting star Devon Conway has consulted his Black Caps teammate Neil Wagner about what it will be like to face the Proteas for the first time on Thursday in the first Test at the Hagley Oval.
'Cut it off': Kane Williamson frustrated with nagging elbow injury
Kane Williamson is so tired of dealing with an injured elbow that at times he wants to "cut it off", the frustrated New Zealand captain said on Friday. The 31-year-old has been battling a tendon injury in his left elbow over the last 15 months and will sit out the two-Test series against South Africa, which begins in Christchurch next week. It kept him out of a Test match in India in December and the home series against Bangladesh, and his frustration was palpable as he shared his thoughts on the long-standing issue.
'Cut it off': Williamson frustrated with nagging elbow injury
WELLINGTON : Kane Williamson is so tired of dealing with an injured elbow that at times he wants to "cut it off", the frustrated New Zealand captain said on Friday.
Massive blow for Black Caps ahead of SA Tests as they lose skipper Williamson
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss the upcoming Test series against South Africa after failing to recover from an elbow injury, Black Caps coach Gary Stead said on Tuesday.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson ruled out of the two-test series against Proteas
New Zealand have brushed off concerns that captain Kane Williamson could be permanently plagued by his long-standing elbow injury.