I apologise about the change of topics this week but I am forced to delay my posts about Tests, ODIs and 20/20s in order to cover the Black Caps coach issue. I will endeavour to post these in the coming days.
Recently the Dominion Post broke the story that a complaint was made by senior players in the New Zealand team regarding the coach Andy Moles. There are concerns that he isn't doing enough and thus putting much of the burden on Daniel Vettori - already captain, bowler and lower-order batsman. Just one year after appointment, the Moles era has included no test wins and a 50/50 ODI winning record culminating in a finals spot during the recent Champions Trophy in South Africa.
Today the leading newspapers have jumped all over this as if he were an All Blacks coach after a World Cup. Sadly Andy Moles has had nothing to do with either and the treatment is regrettable. The Herald started posting the most ridiculous opinions ranging from blaming the coach, the players and even one fool who suggested dropping Brendon McCullum whose skills with bat and gloves have been poor for years. While that last comment suggests that even idiots can use email, there were some good points that ARE worth noting:
- Moles is the natural opposite to the Bracewell style of control and these developments should not be too surprising
- Furthermore, was it not this laid back approach that senior players wanted before (the lack of which lead to Nathan Astle's retirement and perhaps Craig McMillan as well)
Stuff.co.nz featured a poll asking if Moles should be sacked and provided three possible answers:
- Yes the players are right
- No he needs more time to prove his worth
- No the problem is with the players not the coach
The issue I have is that there is so much nonsense being discussed and printed/reported from just one article that didn't name anyone! Not even whether batsmen or bowlers - which makes it hard to judge the merit of the complaint
TV3 News reported tonight that concerns over the situation had been growing for sometime but again failed to give any proof or provide official statement. They simply used the 'some people say...' device which is exploited to stir up a story.
I would advise patience. We must wait until New Zealand Cricket meets with Moles ahead of the ODI series against Pakistan, not jump to conclusions and perform a public execution of the man's career through newspapers and talk back radio.
Well that's it from here and I hope you join me again
It's good bye for now
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