‘He will be missed,’ Tim Southee bids farewell to Ross Taylor ahead of NZ veteran’s retirement

New
Zealand
will
play
Test
series
against
Bangladesh
which
will
be
Taylor’s
farewell
Test.
The
legendary
batsman
will
then
will
shift
his
attention
to
whitle-ball
format,
which
features
an
ODI
series
against
Australia
and
the
Netherlands.

Ross
Taylor
announces
retirement:
Know
NZ
great’s
records,
stats
over
a
16-year
career

The
New
Zealand
–
Bangladesh
series,
along
with
New
Zealand’s
ODI
matches
against
Australia
and
Netherlands
will
be
streamed
live
on
Amazon
Prime
Video.

New
Zealand
vs
Bangladesh
1st
Test:
Date,
Venue,
Timings,
How
to
watch
live
telecast
on
Amazon
Prime
Video

“Any
time
a
player
retires,
it’s
a
messy
moment
especially
when
someone
who
has
played
and
been
a
regular
in
the
squad
for
such
a
long
period
of
time.
It
will
take
some
adjusting
to
look
around
and
not
see
Ross
as
a
player
or
have
him
on
this
side.
That
assurance
of
having
a
quality
player
around,
and
the
runs
he’s
had
and
the
job
he’s
done
for
this
side
over
a
long
period
of
time
has
been
amazing,”
said
Southee.

Southee
elaborated
on
Taylor’s
changing
room
demeanour
and
how
his
quiet
presence
will
be
missed
by
the
team.

“He’s
been
a
regular
feature
of
the
changing
room
for
such
a
long
period
of
time.
He’s
a
quiet
sort
of
guy
and
sorts
of
sits
back
and
enjoys
a
good
time,
sitting
back
and
enjoying
a
wine
or
a
drink
after
a
test
win
are
moments
he’ll
cherish
forever.
He’s
a
great
guy
to
have
around
the
changing
room.
Like
I
said,
he’s
quite
reserved,
but
he
will
be
missed…
It’ll
take
a
bit
of
time
for
guys
to
look
around
and
not
see
Ross
sitting
there.”

Southee
also
discussed
how
Taylor
informed
him
of
his
decision
when
the
pair
met
at
a
training
session
before
Christmas.

“We
did
a
bit
of
training
in
Hamilton
pre-Christmas.
He
told
me
there.
Anytime
someone
says
that
you’re
taken
back
a
little
bit,
but
he’s
obviously
made
that
decision.
It’s
been
great
to
play
alongside
him
for
so
long
and
he
let
me
know
just
before
Christmas.
Like
I
said,
it’s
a
strange
feeling
when
you
see
guys
come
and
go.
Especially
when
guys
have
been
around
for
a
long
time,”
Southee
added
further.

Taylor
will
play
his
111th
and
112th
test
matches
against
Bangladesh
in
the
upcoming
test
series
from
1
January
2022.
Southee
and
Taylor
have
played
international
test
cricket
alongside
each
other
for
the
last
12
years.