New Zealand need a formula

How lost do the Black Caps look in ODIs right now? Well lost, and miles from finding their way, writes Mark Richardson in the Herald on Sunday.

ODI play is all about confidence and finding a team formula that works. It is about getting players in the right positions, settling on a game plan, rehearsing it with success, growing to believe in it - and ultimately winning more often than not. Right now, they seem to have no idea. Watching them bat last evening was painful. Ugly and dumb dismissals, really dumb dismissals, to go with a total lack of batting initiative.