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Press Trust of India Thursday, July 17, 2008 6:11 PM (Christchurch) Former India coach John Wright has been touted as the first choice to replace John Bracewell as New Zealand coach after the New Zealand Cricket Board openly invited the former Kiwi batsman to take the reins of the senior side. With Bracewell's contract with the NZC expiring in April next year, Board's Chief Executive Justin Vaughan said if Wright was ready to return to the international arena, he was most welcome. "John (Wright) is responsible for player development from under-17s to international level and is doing a great job with that. I guess it depends whether he wants to go back on the road again," Vaughan was quoted as saying in the local media. Wright, who had an outstanding stint as coach of the Indian team from 2000 to 2005, is presently working at... [read full story]
