Taylorgate yet to heal
ESPNcricinfo staff
31-Mar-2013
In light of the confident performance by New Zealand in the Test series against England, Ross Taylor's recent comments, which suggested the friction in the relationship between him and the management have yet to heal fully, appear ill-timed. But it indicates that the Taylor saga has been swept under the carpet by the board, writes Paul Lewis in the New Zealand Herald.
There's the lesson for all sports bodies, a group of organisations for whom the first thought is often to cover up, not 'fess up. Stand up straight, confess your mistakes, all of them, and say what you'll do to put matters right. Then do it. Only then can there be closure and healing.
No matter what you think of Taylor's statements, there can be no doubt. NZC brought this on themselves by not sealing all the gaps.
After narrowly missing out on a rare Test win against England in Auckland, Paul Little, writing in the same newspaper, talks about New Zealand's inherent complacency.
It's not great to be so far ahead you can't lose and then stumble at the last minute. You can look at it as tragedy, and you can look at it as farce, but you can't look at it as a model for how things should play out. But we do, in so many areas.