Injury-hit third Test could be ‘match of men who were not there’
The New Zealand-SA Test suffers more setbacks as fast bowler Tim Southee exits and Quinton de Kock in doubt
Hamilton — The third Test between New Zealand and SA at Seddon Park on Saturday could become the "match of the men who were not there". Fast bowler Tim Southee is the latest withdrawal‚ having been ruled out with a torn hamstring on Thursday. He joins batsman Ross Taylor‚ who was removed from the squad after tearing a calf muscle in the first Test. The Kiwi pair could be joined by left-arm fast bowler Trent Boult‚ who missed the second Test with a vaguely described "upper leg injury" and has yet to be passed fit for Saturday. Not that the South Africans don’t have their problems. Quinton de Kock injured a tendon in his right index finger in Wellington and will need to play with specially moulded padding or not at all. Should he be ruled out — the prospects of that happening seemed more probable than possible on Thursday — Heinrich Klaasen will make his debut. "We had an X-ray done to exclude a fracture and thankfully that was clear‚" said team manager Mohammed Moosajee. "He still co...
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