Stead, Southee, Blundell, Conway, Santner all need to be replaced, and the replacement strategy should have been there for the last four years. Stead clearly has, never had, a replacement plan and is stuck in the past.
Williamson, Henry are getting close to some form of retirement or short from move.
So this team has been completely destroyed by the strategy in the last 3 to 4 years for test cricket as short form dominates. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Devon Conway.
And it's also apparent that Stead doesn't possess the skillset to turn this around. There is no backup plan - we need the equivalent of Webby to take over, e.g. a Hesson sort.
10 more years in the test wilderness - can't stand T20 cricket meself, it's a shame to see this happen.
Ajaz should have always been the first choice spinner, there to take wickets at home and away. And agree, spinning should be an integral part of nz cricket forever.
Williamson, Henry are getting close to some form of retirement or short from move.
So this team has been completely destroyed by the strategy in the last 3 to 4 years for test cricket as short form dominates. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Devon Conway.
And it's also apparent that Stead doesn't possess the skillset to turn this around. There is no backup plan - we need the equivalent of Webby to take over, e.g. a Hesson sort.
10 more years in the test wilderness - can't stand T20 cricket meself, it's a shame to see this happen.
Ajaz should have always been the first choice spinner, there to take wickets at home and away. And agree, spinning should be an integral part of nz cricket forever.
