Tim Southee to take up new role for England in India series

Tim Southee. Pic/AFP

Former New Zealand pacer Tim Southee was appointed as England's Specialist Skills Consultant till the conclusion of the five-match Test series against India, the ECB announced on Thursday.

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India will start their tour of England with the first Test at Leeds on June 20. The Kiwi will link up with the squad ahead of England's opening fixture of the international season, a one-off Test against Zimbabwe that gets underway at Trent Bridge next Thursday.

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