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SouthernMann

@SouthernMann said in NZ Cricket:

What we can take from this is that Hess loves money.

They don't get the India money though (obviously) and aren't (or certainly weren't) super wealthy.

Remember when Mohammed Asif got pinged for spot fixing at Lords? He was on 35k USD/year as an international bowler. Given that was a fair few years ago, but Pakistan wasn't splashing money around then - no idea how it is now

Seems like they were willing to pay Watson $2mil a year last year.

Hess will also need to stand down for his Indian roles

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.business-standard.com/amp/cricket/news/pakistan-to-pay-highest-ever-salary-to-shane-watson-for-head-coach-role-124031400176_1.html

1kiwi

Looks like there will be a new Black Caps coach and it will either be Shane Bond or Rob Walter. Stead out altogether.

Last Men Standing: Blackcaps coaching race down to two as Stead drops out of contention

Canes4life

@1kiwi said in NZ Cricket:

Looks like there will be a new Black Caps coach and it will either be Shane Bond or Rob Walter. Stead out altogether.

Last Men Standing: Blackcaps coaching race down to two as Stead drops out of contention

Two metre Peter will be annoyed, thought he was well in the frame.

1kiwi

@Canes4life said in NZ Cricket:

@1kiwi said in NZ Cricket:

Looks like there will be a new Black Caps coach and it will either be Shane Bond or Rob Walter. Stead out altogether.

Last Men Standing: Blackcaps coaching race down to two as Stead drops out of contention

Two metre Peter will be annoyed, thought he was well in the frame.

You would have thought they would have at least given the guy an interview considering his domestic coaching record?

MN5

Go Bondy !

Injury prevented him achieving ongoing greatness as a player, lets see if he can do it as a coach.

Cyclops

I thought Bond was fantastic during his brief spell as our bowling coach, and he's one of the few commentators that actually come across as having a real deep insight of what's happening rather than reacting after the fact, so I'm hopeful that he'd be a success.

1kiwi

Henry Nicolls really?

Duluth

https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/rising-stars-headline-blackcaps-2025-26-central-contracts/

Any thoughts on the new players? Mitch Hay, Muhammad Abbas, Zak Foulkes & Adi Ashok

Cyclops

It's kind of remarkable that NZC didn't try to line this up with the coaching appointment.

nzzp

@Cyclops said in NZ Cricket:

It's kind of remarkable that NZC didn't try to line this up with the coaching appointment.

Remarkable? Disappointment more than surprise.

1kiwi

@Duluth said in NZ Cricket:

https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/rising-stars-headline-blackcaps-2025-26-central-contracts/

Any thoughts on the new players? Mitch Hay, Muhammad Abbas, Zak Foulkes & Adi Ashok

What gets me is that the incoming coach will be working with players that he has had no say in the selection of in this contract list.

There is also a list of 5 players who received casual contractswhich I'm not sure has been released? From what I understand those players are
Williamson, Conway, Seifert & Allen but I don't know who the other one is.

Chris

@1kiwi said in NZ Cricket:

@Duluth said in NZ Cricket:

https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/rising-stars-headline-blackcaps-2025-26-central-contracts/

Any thoughts on the new players? Mitch Hay, Muhammad Abbas, Zak Foulkes & Adi Ashok

What gets me is that the incoming coach will be working with players that he has had no say in the selection of in this contract list.

There is also a list of 5 players who received casual contractswhich I'm not sure has been released? From what I understand those players are
Williamson, Conway, Seifert & Allen but I don't know who the other one is.

Ferguson

Daffy Jaffy

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket/black-caps/black-caps-coach-rob-walter-announced-as-new-coach-replaces-gary-stead-in-all-formats/G5UIQCEUMBD4FNWJF2R5CNSRLY/

SouthernMann

That was guaranteed as soon as he stood down from his SA roles in March/April

KiwiMurph

On paper looks promising - has both familiarity with NZ cricket and international experience.

Good stuff

No Quarter

Would love it if Bond could be our bowling coach again

Chris

An interesting selection is Mr Walters.

Duluth

@Chris

Why?

Chris

@Duluth said in NZ Cricket:

@Chris

Why?

There are some players who don't like him and some who really do, it will be interesting how it plays out,And who gets selected.

Chris

One thing he will do is sharpen up the fielding it is one of his main things he works on.

The Silver Fern

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