Lack of domestic play a drawback for Vettori
Judhajit
25-Feb-2013
Associated Press
With the national side being the only team Vettori plays for in New Zealand, the most intriguing aspect of his new role as a selector, as well as being the captain, will be how he gets a real take on the form and quality of those players next in line for selection. Peter Williams asks the questions in the Herald on Sunday.
So when it comes to making the bold new picks in the future, will the Black Caps captain actually be as educated as the full-time selectors Glenn Turner and Mark Greatbatch, and the adviser John Wright? There's no doubt Vettori is well placed to move the underperformers on from the national team but that's just half of the selectors' job.
On the flip side, Paul Lewis, in the same paper, gives his reasons why Vettori's appointment is appropriate, despite surprising objections.
If New Zealand was batting to save a draw or needing runs to win, who would you want at the crease? Many would say Brendon McCullum; fair enough. Increasingly some would say Ross Taylor.
But most would probably plump, for sheer guts and likely achievement, for Vettori. Give him his head now to populate the Black Caps with players like himself, as much as possible.
There is also a real fear of burnout just as New Zealand's best player is operating in his prime. Add to that, the worry for his team-mates, his very friends, who now have to think twice about the way Vettori views them. Duncan Johnstone has more in Stuff.co.nz.
An orthodox finger-spinner succeeding in a game where, until recently, only those with a spare ace up their sleeves, or a party trick with their elbow were receiving the fame and acclaim, reveals the sheer enormity of Vettori's bowling achievements. Richard Boock in the Sunday Star Times salutes the bowler on getting to 300 Test wickets and 3000 runs.