Head coach? Not exactly...

In the New Zealand Herald, David Leggat speaks to the new national coach Mark Greatbatch and finds a man who isn't exactly comfortable with the notion of being "head coach".

On the park, captain Dan Vettori is the boss. No arguments, and that's the way it should be. Off it, there are people with various responsibilities. In Greatbatch's case, he is a national selector - and does most of the public comment around panel decisions - but will focus on coaching the batsmen, just as Shane Jurgensen works with the bowlers and former Auckland coach Mark O'Donnell oversees the fielding. Greatbatch has a holistic view of the New Zealand team. He points out that the size of the country means it should be all hands to the pump and he's determined to get the key figures involved as New Zealand look to move ahead in the coming year.

In the same paper, Adam Parore writes that Justin Vaughan has done a fine job bringing in the revenues for New Zealand Cricket, but it's high time he starts inviting more fashionable teams to the country, instead of Bangladesh.