Bahnz
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Couple of recent articles, including today's feature on cricinfo by Peter Roebuck.
Peter Roebuck: John Wright and Allan Donald could do Australia good | Opinion | Cricinfo Magazine | ESPN Cricinfo
Trans-Tasman battle for bowling coach Donald | Stuff.co.nz
Not too worried about John Wright. He's stated in the past that he dislikes being away from his family, so I imagine he's not too keen to take another international coaching job outside of New Zealand. But Donald's coaching future is starting to appear sketchy at best.
Earlier in the year it sounded like he'd more or less decided to stay in New Zealand, and he was talking about what plans he had for developing the abilities of Southee and Bennett over the next 12 months (ie. getting Southee to work on a genuine in-swinger, making adjustments to Bennett's action etc.). However, as more and more time passes without him signing a formal contract it appears less and less likely that he will be staying.
In my opinion it would be a terrible blow for New Zealand if Donald doesn't stay (in particular I think we need at least a 2 year contract to get the most out of his expertise). Southee appears to have made real strides in the couple of months that Donald has had with him. If Donald were to take up a more permanent position, who knows how far Southee could go. Donald also appears to have an excellent working relationship with Wright, and seems to bring a lot of confidence and self-belief to a team that often appears to lack that quality in big matches.
Peter Roebuck: John Wright and Allan Donald could do Australia good | Opinion | Cricinfo Magazine | ESPN Cricinfo
Trans-Tasman battle for bowling coach Donald | Stuff.co.nz
Not too worried about John Wright. He's stated in the past that he dislikes being away from his family, so I imagine he's not too keen to take another international coaching job outside of New Zealand. But Donald's coaching future is starting to appear sketchy at best.
Earlier in the year it sounded like he'd more or less decided to stay in New Zealand, and he was talking about what plans he had for developing the abilities of Southee and Bennett over the next 12 months (ie. getting Southee to work on a genuine in-swinger, making adjustments to Bennett's action etc.). However, as more and more time passes without him signing a formal contract it appears less and less likely that he will be staying.
In my opinion it would be a terrible blow for New Zealand if Donald doesn't stay (in particular I think we need at least a 2 year contract to get the most out of his expertise). Southee appears to have made real strides in the couple of months that Donald has had with him. If Donald were to take up a more permanent position, who knows how far Southee could go. Donald also appears to have an excellent working relationship with Wright, and seems to bring a lot of confidence and self-belief to a team that often appears to lack that quality in big matches.
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