Bye bye Bracewell

John Bracewell's reign of just under five years draws to a close after the second Test against Australia, with enough bizarre goings-on and anecdotes to fill a book. And that was just off the field. Mark Geenty in Stuff.co.nz takes a look at his tenure.

It was in coloured clothing where his players thrived as Bracewell relished the chance to manipulate tactics within a structured 50-over framework.

Fielding was his strength, and it only took one viewing of his legendary match eve fielding practices to appreciate that.

But while he was a master of spin in his playing days, his coaching public relations was decidedly average. And he didn't seem to lose sleep over it.