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Bracewell gets two more years
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JBMAC
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Aussie O'Neill to help Kiwi batsmen
Tuesday July 24, 4:34 PM
AAP
Endorsements from Australian players have helped low-profile New South Welshman Mark O'Neill secure a role as batting coach to the New Zealand cricket team.
O'Neill, 48, joins a beefed-up coaching panel to assist John Bracewell who retained his position as head coach for a further two years.
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O'Neill won five Australian domestic trophies in a playing career that began in NSW and ended with Western Australia in 1991, and he has since established a niche as a coach and consultant for both states.
He has played a significant role in the development of batting talents including Michael Hussey, Adam Voges and Marcus North - impressive referees for any coach.
"(O'Neill) has aided and overseen the development of many current Australian international batsmen, who have been very positive in endorsing Mark's ability as a batting coach of the highest order," NZ Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan said.
"We're very lucky to have him on board."
It was widely thought that the always quotable Bracewell might struggle to keep his role as coach, following a bumpy 12-month period in which the team struggled at Test level, performed creditably at the World Cup and lost captain Stephen Fleming, who chose to quit his one-day cricket post at the conclusion of the cup.
However Vaughan said that the team had made enough positive strides to suggest Bracewell was the right man for the task.
"The consensus of all the (review) panel members was that there had been significant improvement by the side, particularly over the last 12 to 18 months," he said.
Bracewell said the Black Caps needed to step up, and not be content with occupying the middle rungs of the international rankings ladder.
"We need to stabilise our game plan obviously in the one-day game, but we need to become a harder unit in Test cricket - we need to become more consistent," Bracewell said.
"It's time to step up, but we've also got to solidify our depth."
To that end, Bracewell and O'Neill will be joined by former Kiwi opening batsman and India coach John Wright, who was appointed to an as yet undefined high performance position.
Wright had previously spurned the advances of Cricket Australia officials, who had spoken to him about taking up the role of head coach at the Australian Centre Of Excellence in Brisbane in place of outgoing overseer and now Australian team coach Tim Nielsen.
Tuesday July 24, 4:34 PM
AAP
Endorsements from Australian players have helped low-profile New South Welshman Mark O'Neill secure a role as batting coach to the New Zealand cricket team.
O'Neill, 48, joins a beefed-up coaching panel to assist John Bracewell who retained his position as head coach for a further two years.
ADVERTISEMENT
O'Neill won five Australian domestic trophies in a playing career that began in NSW and ended with Western Australia in 1991, and he has since established a niche as a coach and consultant for both states.
He has played a significant role in the development of batting talents including Michael Hussey, Adam Voges and Marcus North - impressive referees for any coach.
"(O'Neill) has aided and overseen the development of many current Australian international batsmen, who have been very positive in endorsing Mark's ability as a batting coach of the highest order," NZ Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan said.
"We're very lucky to have him on board."
It was widely thought that the always quotable Bracewell might struggle to keep his role as coach, following a bumpy 12-month period in which the team struggled at Test level, performed creditably at the World Cup and lost captain Stephen Fleming, who chose to quit his one-day cricket post at the conclusion of the cup.
However Vaughan said that the team had made enough positive strides to suggest Bracewell was the right man for the task.
"The consensus of all the (review) panel members was that there had been significant improvement by the side, particularly over the last 12 to 18 months," he said.
Bracewell said the Black Caps needed to step up, and not be content with occupying the middle rungs of the international rankings ladder.
"We need to stabilise our game plan obviously in the one-day game, but we need to become a harder unit in Test cricket - we need to become more consistent," Bracewell said.
"It's time to step up, but we've also got to solidify our depth."
To that end, Bracewell and O'Neill will be joined by former Kiwi opening batsman and India coach John Wright, who was appointed to an as yet undefined high performance position.
Wright had previously spurned the advances of Cricket Australia officials, who had spoken to him about taking up the role of head coach at the Australian Centre Of Excellence in Brisbane in place of outgoing overseer and now Australian team coach Tim Nielsen.
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I now support the Fijian cricket team (until Bracewell gets the boot).
Will Scarlet
U19 Debutant
Worst possible outcome for NZC
What a bloody ridiculous decision: keeping incompetent Bracewell and bringing in support coaches to compensate for his inadequacies - rather than just finding a better coach!
The only way forward for NZ in the next few years is through the development of young players that are strong and talented enough to endure the bumbling strategies of the inbecile in charge.
Good luck to you all, Black Caps, for your board has failed you. Justin Vaugn is proving to be as good a CEO for NZC as he was player: untalented, out of his depth, and lacking a good understanding of the game.
R.I.P NZC
What a bloody ridiculous decision: keeping incompetent Bracewell and bringing in support coaches to compensate for his inadequacies - rather than just finding a better coach!
The only way forward for NZ in the next few years is through the development of young players that are strong and talented enough to endure the bumbling strategies of the inbecile in charge.
Good luck to you all, Black Caps, for your board has failed you. Justin Vaugn is proving to be as good a CEO for NZC as he was player: untalented, out of his depth, and lacking a good understanding of the game.
R.I.P NZC
Flem274*
123/5
He has a point though, we have a problem....
Will Scarlet
U19 Debutant
How so?
NZ has gone from #2 to #7 in the test rankings - only ahead of West Indies of the top test nations. In ODIs NZ has become an inconsistent team that badly under-performs in matches that count, despite a greater talent pool than has been seen in more than 20 years.
Bracewell is illogical with regard to selections and coaching, plus he is incredibly stubborn and has a poor relationship with the press. What more does he need to do to push NZ into the cricket slumbs?
Flem274*
123/5
If you look at Bracewells record we have actualy won alot of ODI's. It's the selections though. He ruined Marshalls confidence by humilliating him when he obviously needed to go back to FC. James Franklin in an ODI uniform was dumb.
The results reasonable, methods poor. Our public is very unforgiving. mostly because they are all rugby fans brought up on All Black victories and expect all our sports teams to win everything.
Will Scarlet
U19 Debutant
The sooner Bracewell realises what specialist batsman are - particularly openers - the better NZ will perform. You shouldn't expect a middle order FC batsman to immediately transform into a test batsman.
And he could do with learning that specialist bowlers and batsmen are required in ODIs - in particular; stacking the team with half-arsed all-rounders to cover your bets will generally result in sub-par totals or bowling efforts.
And he could do with learning that specialist bowlers and batsmen are required in ODIs - in particular; stacking the team with half-arsed all-rounders to cover your bets will generally result in sub-par totals or bowling efforts.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
NZ should never, ever have been #2 in the Test ratings and were most fortunate to be so. It's not Bracewell's fault that the luck eventually ran-out.
Regardless of his foibles, and there are some (heck, several of those complaints could be levelled at Duncan Fletcher, too, and he's the best coach England have ever had) to suggest that he's destroyed cricket in New Zealand as you effectively did is overstating the case.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
As I - sort of - just said, the same applies to Duncan Fletcher (though the other way around in game-forms). But he remains England's best ever coach, because despite the fact that he made errors (James Anderson's confidence being ruined by keeping him out of the domestic game for instance... picking Owais Shah repeatedly in ODIs was dumb) he also did much good. As REdmunds' article recently(ish) demonstrated, Bracewell is sometimes subjected to over-harsh criticism.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Give it time I think Franklin has some real steel in him, he'll be a powerful part of our time in years to come. When he plays well, hes unhittable, and hes no slouch with the bat, underrated with the bat really, you hear the commentators always going on about it but they still sell him short, he can hit it better than Vettori in my books.
Edit: Oh and about Marshall I totally agree, its a bit hard to say Hamish should have never been near the test squad, but he was left hanging there for far far too long. Poor treachous sod.
Flem274*
123/5
Hmm true. I remember in the latter stages of the WC when he got hit for four he actualy looked angry. Usualy he looks like he wants to run away and cry but he was fired up. I beleive he wil be beter in tests. In my mind he is better as a third seamer. In ODIs he just looks far more dangerous with the old ball.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
He's been much better in ODI's since he's started putting the ball a bit shorter rather than hoping for swing.