New Zealand on right track under Wright
What next for New Zealand in the Test arena, asks Andrew Alderson, writing in the New Zealand Herald
Nikita Bastian
25-Feb-2013
What next for New Zealand in the Test arena, asks Andrew Alderson, writing in the New Zealand Herald. While inconsistencies remain, the team under John Wright, he says, is showing all the right signs.
The recipe is simple. Mix the John Wright coaching regime with a group of open-minded, tenacious players and an attitude of controlled aggression. That is the simplest way to return New Zealand to another successful cricketing era.
The evidence is stark. A team that could win just one ODI out of 12 on the sub-continent towards the end of last year have made the semi-finals of the World Cup, lining up with "the locals" - Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan.
Nikita Bastian is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo