John Bracewell
John Bracewell
John Garry Bracewellis a New Zealand cricketer and coach. He played 41 Test matches between 1979–80 and 1990, as well as 53 One Day Internationals. He has been the coach of the New Zealand cricket team since the autumn of 2003. His brother Brendon also played Test cricket, and his brothers Douglas and Mark also played at first-class level. John Bracewell is the uncle of test representative Doug Bracewell and first-class representative Michael Bracewell...
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As a Test side, they were one of the few sides to leave Australia without their tail between their legs.
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South Africa have been waiting for us for some time and from what I gather they won't have forgotten the outcome of that series,
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Jacob has started bowling over the past couple of days and has been running for some time.
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Kallis is probably one of the best defensive players in the world. He demonstrated that up north on a difficult pitch, and he did the same in this match, keeping the bowlers at bay for long periods.
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I think they will tend to spread the load around the bowling group and that should be our strength.
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He will be considered for a return to international cricket later in the summer,
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He just wants to be close to home right now and we're more than happy to work in with him.
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He'll be a great boost. He is the man who puts their big runs on the board and when they compete as a team it's usually when he gets a score under his belt.
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Hamish won't be available for the match, his ribs just haven't improved enough.
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He is a long term investment and deserves to be retained for a second tour.
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He is focused on playing in the World Cup and will have plenty of opportunity to return to form and full match fitness over the domestic season,
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He has shown great commitment in returning to full fitness this season and I believe that he had the ability to push towards the World Cup, if that is what he desired.
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What I'm hearing is he's struggling with throwing, he can't throw at the moment but he is making some progress.
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Some guys, who may be playing in the test series, may need a game or two off to rest and rebuild their strength and that is something I've asked the selectors to ponder over the next couple of days. But we need to win on Saturday, so it's first things first.