Cricket: Academy 'ruined a generation' - Doull

The fallout has begun on the Black Caps' woeful one-day performances of late, less than three months from the World Cup.

New Zealand has lost nine in a row, all on the sub-continent, including series against Bangladesh and India.

Former Black Caps bowler-turned-commentator Simon Doull has lashed out at New Zealand Cricket's philosophy and strategy rather than the players' ability.

"I think the academy has ruined a generation of New Zealand cricketers. I believe they have followed systems and taken second rate people from Australia and it has ruined a generation of our cricketers," he told Radio Sport breakfast host D'Arcy Waldegrave this morning

"We've probably lost 8-10 years of good cricketers when you look at what went through the New Zealand cricket academy, we are now seeing those players come through this side and the first class sides and I don't think our cricket is in great shape."

Doull blames the administration for trying to clone batsmen around biomechanics rather than let them develop naturally.

"When you look at guys who have been through that academy and came out the back of it lesser players and worse players and clones.

"We adopted this biomechanical rubbish and I don't believe it worked and we're seeing the downside of it now."

Doull says the country has only had two world class players in the past 10 years, Daniel Vettori and Shane Bond.

The former pace bowler says New Zealand Cricket need to forget about next year's World Cup and should bring in some young players with a focus on developing the side over the next two years.

"I believe that after the World Cup in India, we need to have a real clean out of the New Zealand side and look to the future because we have a World Cup in our country in four years time and we need to start building towards that."

- Newstalk ZB/Herald online