O’Rourke walked off the sector 5 balls into his eighth over on the third day with tightness in his left hamstring. He didn’t return to the sector for the rest of Australia’s second innings, however he did bat day 4 and was in a position to run between the wickets though he was by no means required to dash.

Southee admitted New Zealand could have gotten their choice fallacious for the second straight Check match after choosing 4 quick bowlers on a Basin Reserve pitch that spun greater than he had ever seen in his 16-year Check profession.

Hagley Oval in Christchurch has historically been even higher for tempo bowling and fewer pleasant to spin. If O’Rourke is dominated out, New Zealand don’t have a fourth seamer within the squad to name on as Wagner retired after being instructed he wouldn’t be chosen for both of the Check matches in opposition to Australia.

However with New Zealand 1-0 down within the sequence, Southee was requested particularly post-match whether or not Wagner may very well be recalled for Christchurch and he didn’t rule it out.

“We have not had lots of discussions as but,” Southee stated. “We’ll see how Will scrubs up. The physio hasn’t form of put a timeframe on it or how dangerous it’s. We’ll simply wait and see how Will goes over the subsequent couple of days. I am positive there will be an replace within the subsequent 24 hours

“We clearly need to go on and decide on who is available in and what position we form of see that enjoying out in Christchurch.

“[Wagner’s] had a fantastic reception right here over the past week the place he acquired a few moments on the sector and clearly he is been a fan favourite for a very long time.”

“I do not assume his loading is as much as it on the again of T20,” Southee stated.

“He bowled properly at occasions,” Southee stated. “It was robust on the market with that wind, the job he did, picked up a few wickets within the first innings which had been essential. It is clearly a really small pattern measurement within the two matches he is performed and there is a little bit of time, a yr between Check matches as properly. It is not straightforward to come back in and make an influence right away.”

Kuggeleijn’s tempo was down below 130kph at occasions all through the match however Southee stated the robust Wellington wind had made it robust.

Southee pinpointed that Cameron Inexperienced’s 174 not out and his 116-run Tenth-wicket stand with Josh Hazlewood on the second morning was the distinction within the recreation. He conceded that his workforce acquired their technique fallacious to Inexperienced.

“I feel we most likely might have tried to get Inexperienced out on that second morning,” he stated. “I feel the best way he performed that that evening earlier than, we thought he was most likely going to come back out and play some pictures. However we most likely might look to get him out and on that second morning and make issues barely simpler than what we did.”