Martin Crowe off the selection short-list

According to the "Stuff" website, Martin Crowe has been told his application to be a New Zealand selector will not be considered because of his "checkered history with [coach John] Bracewell". While this might not be a particularly valid reason for rejecting a good applicant, I have never been particularly impressed with Crowe's comments on team selection as a commentator. He seems far too inclined to experiment with unproven players. As a commentator I guess that it is his job to provoke, but I am not convinced that he would be a better choice than his competitor for a spot in the selection team, Glenn Turner. While both would be batsmen in a support team that needs batsmen, Turner has prior experience on Crowe. But that is not to say that Martin should be given the heave-ho from the entire set-up. As a batsman Crowe was a perfectionist, and I am sure that he can translate that skill at improving his own batting into a skill at improving the batting skills of others.