Wrong move for New Zealand's Mr Wright
The possibility that John Wright could be the next head coach at Australia's academy does not please Geoff Longley
Brydon Coverdale
25-Feb-2013
The possibility that John Wright could be the next head coach at Australia's academy does not please Geoff Longley. In The Press, Longley writes that it seems wrong for Wright to help Australia's cricketing elite.
It is unfortunate that a position could not be found in New Zealand that would enable Wright to pass on his expertise to both budding Black Caps and those already in the top team. At the highest level, New Zealand appears to lack batting nous as shown by poor performances at test level and some inconsistent displays in the one-day game.
In recent seasons New Zealand has shown a disturbing trend to fall over after getting ahead in a tests. Wright, given his experience coaching India from 2001-2005 and the reluctance with which he yielded his wicket as a New Zealand opening bat, seemed the ideal person to add some steel to the Black Caps' batting mindset.
Brydon Coverdale is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets here