New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White has poured cold water on rumours that fast bowler Tim Southee is set to be made Black Caps vice-captain.
Speculation was rife on radio and social media yesterday that the 24-year-old medium-pace bowler would be named new skipper Brendon McCullum's deputy for the South African tour.
Yet White told the Sunday Star-Times he was unaware of the rumours, and that a decision on who would be the Black Caps vice-captain was yet to be made - or even if one would be appointed at all.
"That's the first I've heard of it," White said.
Surely not. I don't take much from White saying he hasn't heard of it as he also says he had no clue about Taylor being sacked while in SL, so obviously he isn't kept in the loop about this sort of unimportant stuff.
Makes it sound like it is not rumour but fait accomplis that Tim Southee is next inline, not Kane Williamson (or even Taylor - McCullum was Taylor's VC so why not?)
WHAT
THE
HELL