Overview
- Tim Southee has been appointed by the England Cricket Board as a Specialist Skills Consultant, filling a short-term coaching vacancy left by James Anderson.
- His role begins with the one-off Test against Zimbabwe on May 22 and continues through the five-Test series against India, concluding in early August.
- Southee retired from Test cricket in December 2024, finishing as New Zealand's all-time leading wicket-taker with 391 wickets in 107 matches.
- The addition of Southee brings the number of former New Zealand internationals in England's coaching staff to three, alongside Brendon McCullum and Jeetan Patel.
- After his stint with England, Southee will transition to franchise cricket, joining Birmingham Phoenix for The Hundred starting August 8.