NZ Cricket

[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.

[Duluth]

@Chris

Interesting. A difficult personality or is he just a coach who has strict standards etc?

[Chris]

@Duluth said in NZ Cricket:

@Chris

Interesting. A difficult personality or is he just a coach who has strict standards etc?

He is a typical South African hard nosed but fair.

[Donsteppa]

@Chris said in NZ Cricket:

@Duluth said in NZ Cricket:

@Chris

Interesting. A difficult personality or is he just a coach who has strict standards etc?

He is a typical South African hard nosed but fair.

As a local level observation, they're often the best with the boys who have plenty of talent, but not a lot of focus.

[Daffy Jaffy]