Australia-New Zealand ODI series: 5 talking points - Aussies whitewash Kiwis at home

#4 Tom Latham fails

Latham didn’t show his true potential in the ODI series

New Zealand have struggled for a good opening partnership in recent times with Guptill and Latham taking turns in going out of form. This series turned out to be Latham's time to go into poor form as he made a total of 34 runs in 3 matches.

Notably, he was troubled by Hazlewood, who is a bowler who is consistent in his line and keeps the batsmen guessing with subtle seam movement. Latham was cleaned up by Hazlewood in the first ODI and gifted him a return catch in Canberra, both times being dismissed for single figures.

In MCG, Latham withstood a tight spell from Hazlewood but could not carry on as he flicked Cummins straight to square leg to be dismissed for 28 to complete a dismal run in the series.