Wright wants New Zealand position

John Wright has confirmed he would like to work with New Zealand Cricket but he expects John Bracewell to keep his job as the national coach. Wright said he would not rule out another overseas posting in future but his immediate plans were in New Zealand.

"I'd like to get involved in New Zealand cricket because it's sort of a bit like unfinished business," Wright told the Herald on Sunday. "I played for New Zealand for a long period of time and I'm pretty passionate about cricket in New Zealand. Cricket is what I've done for my working life really so I'd like to find a role here at some stage and I wouldn't necessarily rule out working overseas again."

The paper reported that Bracewell was likely to be offered a contract extension, possibly for two years, despite continued speculation over his future. Wright said he believed Bracewell had done a good job with the team.

"We had a chat before they went to the World Cup and we had a good discussion about things," he said. "John and I played a lot of cricket together, we've sort of been around together. The bottom line is ... I expect he will be continuing. It's the same anywhere. I mean, in India, if you don't win, as coach, you don't keep your job basically, it's as simple as that. And New Zealanders are pretty tough on the coaching front too."

Wright said critics of Bracewell should remember that the second-tier players often determined a team's success and New Zealand's small population made that depth elusive. He said New Zealand's World Cup efforts - they again failed at the semi-final stage - were generally impressive, with the exception of their games against Australia and Sri Lanka.

"There's not many people in New Zealand and we're up against continually a bigger talent pool and things like that," he said. "We've just got to get our heads around winning."