Time Out

Is New Zealand cricket at its lowest point?

Jan 10, 2013: Harsha Bhogle, Mark Greatbatch and Andrew Alderson on a period of turmoil both on and off the field

New Zealand in South Africa 2012-13

Buchanan 'frosty' with New Zealand CEO

Jan 5, 2013: Perhaps unsurprisingly after the side has been rolled for 45 in a Test match tensions remain apparent at the top of the New Zealand management structure

New Zealand news

Buchanan appointment the beginning of the end

May 1, 2012: Wright the pragmatist wanted more control over selection than Buchanan the analyst but NZC decided the former was more expendable

Buchanan puts the science into selection

Apr 2, 2012: New Zealand did away with their selection panel last year. Instead they have a selection manager who reads pie charts before drawing up a squad list

New Zealand news

Who is Kim Littlejohn?

Sep 22, 2011: New Zealand hope a man who brought professionalism to lawn bowls in Australia can do the same to the selection process in cricket

Littlejohn's secretarial role

Sep 11, 2011: The former Bowls Australia official will give John Wright useful advice by analysing the talent pool, but the power remains with the coach

New Zealand news

Littlejohn may seek help from former selectors - Buchanan

Sep 9, 2011: Former selectors such as Glenn Turner and Mark Greatbatch could still be involved in advising New Zealand's new national selection manager, Kim Littlejohn, despite having been overlooked for the role themselves

New Zealand news

Kim Littlejohn named New Zealand selector

Sep 9, 2011: New Zealand Cricket's journey towards the unconventional has continued with the appointment of a little-known Australian lawn bowls administrator as their new national selection manager

New Zealand news

Accountability key to new structure - Buchanan

Jun 16, 2011: John Buchanan has said accountability was the main reason behind introducing a selection structure that gives the head coach the final say in picking a squad

New Zealand news

Players give input on NZ captain

Jun 12, 2011: New Zealand's top 20 cricketers have been asked for their views on the leadership capabilities of Brendon McCullum and Ross Taylor

New Zealand news

Part-time selectors 'a bit of an anachronism'

Jun 9, 2011: John Buchanan pushed for radical change to the New Zealand selection process because the old panel of part-time selectors had become "a bit of an anachronism".

New Zealand news

Wright wins in New Zealand selection shake-up

Jun 8, 2011: The coach John Wright will become the major powerbroker in New Zealand's team selection after a radical shake-up of the panel

India news

'Methodical' Fletcher backed to succeed

Apr 27, 2011: John Buchanan, the former Australia coach, believes Duncan Fletcher's vast coaching experience equips him ideally for the task of coaching India - perhaps even better than his predecessor, Gary Kirsten

New Zealand news

Buchanan considers active selection role

Apr 19, 2011: John Buchanan could take up a place on New Zealand's selection panel as part of his new role as the country's director of cricket

New Zealand news

Buchanan eager to begin New Zealand job

Apr 16, 2011: Former Australia coach John Buchanan, who will take charge as New Zealand's director of cricket in May, has said that he "can't wait to get my teeth" into the role

New Zealand news

John Buchanan takes key role with New Zealand

Apr 15, 2011: John Buchanan, the former coach of Australia, has been confirmed as New Zealand's director of cricket

New Zealand news

Buchanan in running for NZC director post

Apr 12, 2011: John Buchanan, the former Australia coach, is in the running to be New Zealand Cricket's first director of cricket

South Africa news

Kirsten popular choice for SA coach job

Apr 11, 2011: Vincent Barnes, Duncan Fletcher, John Buchanan and Richard Pybus are four other names understood to be on the six-man shortlist

World Cup 2011

Ponting was overburdened - Buchanan

Mar 25, 2011: John Buchanan has said Ricky Ponting has been let down by people in leadership roles in Australian cricket, leaving him overburdened

World Cup 2011

How important is winning a warm-up match?

Feb 16, 2011: How important are warm-up matches, especially before a tournament as long as the World Cup? How do teams and players approach these games? Nagraj Gollapudi gets the views of those who've been there, done that.