Tom Latham stresses on patience for Zimbabwe Tests

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New Zealand opener Tom Latham stressed on “patience” several times two days before the start of their two-Test series against Zimbabwe, in Bulawayo. Latham identified that adjusting to the sluggish surfaces in Zimbabwe and grinding the attack would be crucial to New Zealand’s success in the series.

“The conditions are low and slow compared to what we have back home and we need to adjust to it…It is about [being] patient and playing the long game,” Latham said. “It is more about the patience side of things, you are not going to go and blast quick runs over here. So, it’s about the patience game, and wear the bowlers down, and bat for a day or four sessions, and that is probably the biggest thing for the whole batting group.”

The first Test will be New Zealand’s first since February 2016, …

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