Wright is the way forward for New Zealand
John Wright will bring a tough approach to New Zealand cricket as coach, in stark contrast to the dreadful appointments made over the last two years
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
John Wright will bring a tough approach to New Zealand cricket as coach, in stark contrast to the dreadful appointments made over the last two years. In will come passionate cricket folk which Wright never got to utilise through short-sighted administrators, writes Jonathan Millmow in the Dominion Post.
Now Wright has the power. Now the players are uncomfortable. They will have to train when they are told, not when tee-off times and television engagements permit.
Wright is friendly on the surface, but hard as nails underneath. He has a ruthless mind and players under him will be made to work hard on the skills.
Max Bania, writing for Tvnz.co.nz, says that it was a question of when Wright was appointed, and not if. And he is faced with a task similar to the one he accomplished admirably in India, turning around a team of under-performing players.
Some might say he achieved success with India by placating the likes of Sourav Ganguly and massaging their egos, but if he can effect the same turnaround in fortunes with New Zealand as he did with India, no one will care how he does it. His brief with the Black Caps will be much the same too: inspire their underperforming batsmen.